Razvan Sabau vs Alberto Martin — Bucharest Round of 16

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 16
ROU
Razvan Sabau
49 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2003
clay
ESP
Alberto Martin
47 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWL
Sabau R.
6-4 0-6 6-4
Martin A.
Sabau R.
6062
Martin A.
4641

Razvan Sabau defeated Alberto Martin 6-4 0-6 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alberto Martin came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Razvan Sabau closed it out in three sets, 6–4 0–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sabau R.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Martin A.

Martin A.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sabau R.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Sabau R.Martin A.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
43%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
54%
57%
Aces / match·Even
2.0
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (38 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sanchez D.
Massu N.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Sanchez D.
Acasuso J.
6-747-666-3
Massu N.
Sabau R.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Acasuso J.
Van Lottum J.
4-66-26-3
Sanchez D.
Mathieu P.
6-43-66-3
Sabau R.
Sargsian S.
2-66-36-4
Massu N.
Hanescu V.
6-46-1
R16
Acasuso J.
Andreev I.
6-24-66-2
Sanchez D.
Melzer J.
7-626-4
Van Lottum J.
Blanco G.
6-17-66
Massu N.
Cermak F.
6-36-3
Hanescu V.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Sargsian S.
Moldovan I.
7-56-1
Sabau R.
Martin A.
6-40-66-4
Mathieu P.
Portas A.
6-26-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Koubek S.
6-26-3
Van Lottum J.
Montanes A.
3-66-26-0
Blanco G.
Ferrer D.
6-26-3
Sanchez D.
Corretja A.
6-26-3
Melzer J.
Beck K.
4-66-17-69
Andreev I.
Davydenko N.
7-56-716-0
Acasuso J.
Seppi A.
2-66-36-4
Portas A.
Moraru G.
6-36-1
Massu N.
Horna L.
7-646-3
Cermak F.
Burgsmuller L.
6-736-46-2
Hanescu V.
Waske A.
4-66-47-67
Rochus C.
Vicente F.
6-36-0
Sargsian S.
Squillari F.
6-26-2
Moldovan I.
Behrend T.
6-46-1
Sabau R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Mutis O.
6-36-2