Nicolas Massu vs Jose Acasuso — Palermo Round of 16
Palermo · ATP · Round of 16
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2003
clay
Massu N.6-2 3-1
Acasuso J.
Massu N.
632
Acasuso J.
21–
Nicolas Massu defeated Jose Acasuso 6-2 3-1 in the Palermo round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jose Acasuso came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Nicolas Massu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Massu dropped just 3 games past Jose Acasuso.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Jose Acasuso | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-07-10 | Bastad | R16 | clay | Nicolas Massu | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2006-01-30 | Vina del Mar | F | clay | Jose Acasuso | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2005-10-24 | Basel | R32 | hard | Jose Acasuso | 4-6 7-6(3) 6-4 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R128 | hard | Nicolas Massu | 6-4 6-0 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
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·Slight edge
60%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
5.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
47
48
Break points saved·Even
80
79
Break points won·Slight edge
47
42
Deciding sets·Clear edge
46
62
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
56
44
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Draw
Quarter-finals
Massu N.
Montanes A.
6-41-66-4
Horna L.
Hernandez O.
3-67-676-1
Martin A.
Squillari F.
7-636-4
Mathieu P.
Veronelli D.
4-67-656-3
R16
Squillari F.
Volandri F.
W/O
Massu N.
Acasuso J.
6-23-1
Montanes A.
Behrend T.
6-06-4
Martin A.
Blanco G.
4-0
Hernandez O.
Tenconi T.
7-636-3
Horna L.
Puerta M.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Almagro N.
7-663-66-3
Veronelli D.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
R32
Squillari F.
Di Mauro A.
6-46-3
Blanco G.
Vliegen K.
7-57-5
Martin A.
Ferrer D.
7-646-2
Horna L.
Pavel A.
7-667-5
Almagro N.
Corretja A.
3-1
Hanescu V.
Andreev I.
6-36-3
Volandri F.
Aldi F.
6-27-5
Mathieu P.
Portas A.
4-66-37-65
Puerta M.
Melzer J.
6-24-66-4
Tenconi T.
Labadze I.
6-06-2
Hernandez O.
Sanchez D.
6-20-67-68
Montanes A.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-26-4
Behrend T.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-4
Acasuso J.
Giner J.
6-36-2
Massu N.
Rochus C.
6-46-2
Veronelli D.
Davydenko N.
6-46-4