Nicolas Massu vs Albert Costa — Paris Masters Round of 32
Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2003
hard
Massu N.3-6 6-1 7-5
Costa A.
Massu N.
3672
Costa A.
6151
Nicolas Massu defeated Albert Costa 3-6 6-1 7-5 in the Paris Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Massu extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Massu dropped the opening set before beating Albert Costa 3–6 6–1 7–5.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-04-25 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Albert Costa | 3-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 2004-05-17 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Nicolas Massu | 4-1 RET |
| 2003-07-21 | Kitzbuhel | R32 | clay | Nicolas Massu | 6-7(9) 7-5 7-6(0) |
| 2003-03-17 | Miami Masters | R32 | hard | Albert Costa | 7-6(6) 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·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.3
4.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
6°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 89%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Roddick A.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-60
Novak J.
Arazi H.
6-26-1
Henman T.
Federer R.
7-656-1
Pavel A.
Schuettler R.
2-66-36-2
R16
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Carraz G.
6-37-67
Federer R.
Verkerk M.
6-737-6127-66
Pavel A.
Coria G.
W/O
Henman T.
Kuerten G.
6-46-2
Schuettler R.
Massu N.
6-47-5
Arazi H.
Srichaphan P.
7-636-3
Novak J.
Ferrero J.
7-57-5
R32
Coria G.
Lopez F.
6-33-66-3
Pavel A.
Mantilla F.
7-57-66
Srichaphan P.
Beck K.
7-646-3
Roddick A.
Hanescu V.
7-647-64
Arazi H.
El Aynaoui Y.
4-66-31-2
Kuerten G.
Philippoussis M.
6-757-6117-61
Henman T.
Grosjean S.
3-66-47-5
Ferrero J.
Mahut N.
7-676-4
Novak J.
Santoro F.
6-44-66-0
Massu N.
Costa A.
3-66-17-5
Schuettler R.
Blake J.
4-66-26-3
Verkerk M.
Hrbaty D.
7-636-4
Robredo T.
Gaudio G.
7-56-3
Carraz G.
Schalken S.
6-42-66-3
Federer R.
Ascione T.
7-656-1
Bjorkman J.
Lapentti N.
6-46-1
R64
Carraz G.
Stepanek R.
2-66-27-63
Mahut N.
Nieminen J.
4-66-47-5
Pavel A.
Kucera K.
7-646-2
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-746-47-5
Blake J.
Gonzalez F.
6-36-4
Henman T.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Calleri A.
6-47-65
Gaudio G.
Gasquet R.
1-67-6116-4
Ascione T.
Chela J.
6-06-3
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
7-646-3
Hrbaty D.
Spadea V.
7-616-1
Kuerten G.
Fish M.
6-47-62
Beck K.
Ginepri R.
7-656-4
Arazi H.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Ferreira W.
2-66-46-4
Santoro F.
Mirnyi M.
6-44-66-1