Younes El Aynaoui defeated Greg Rusedski 3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1 in the MAR vs GBR round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Younes El Aynaoui claimed a first win over Greg Rusedski in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.
El Aynaoui Y. came through in five sets.
El Aynaoui Y. and Rusedski G. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. El Aynaoui Y. went 2–3 (40%) against them, Rusedski G. 2–2 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
Clay: El Aynaoui Y. leads 1–0 · Hard: Rusedski G. leads 1–0
Younes El Aynaoui beat Greg Rusedski 3-6 6-3 6-4 3-6 6-1. Umpiry, "Younes El Aynaoui vs Greg Rusedski — MAR vs GBR Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-09-19/aynaoui-vs-rusedski-mar-vs-gbr-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 19 September 2003).