David Sanchez vs Nicolas Massu — Bucharest Final
Bucharest · ATP · Final
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2003
clay
Sanchez D.6-2 6-2
Massu N.
Sanchez D.
662
Massu N.
22–
David Sanchez defeated Nicolas Massu 6-2 6-2 in the Bucharest final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Massu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, but David Sanchez had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay. David Sanchez narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: David Sanchez dropped just 4 games past Nicolas Massu.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-07-18 | Amersfoort | QF | clay | David Sanchez | 6-3 4-6 6-3 |
| 2004-09-27 | Palermo | R32 | clay | Nicolas Massu | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2003-04-28 | Valencia | R16 | hard | Nicolas Massu | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2003-03-03 | Scottsdale | R32 | hard | David Sanchez | 3-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2002-02-18 | Buenos Aires | R16 | clay | Nicolas Massu | 6-4 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonBaseline 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 season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Sanchez D.
Massu N.
6-26-2
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