Andrei Pavel defeated Max Mirnyi 6-1 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the ROU vs BLR round robin on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Max Mirnyi came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. That levelled the head-to-head at 2–2.
Pavel A. came through in four sets.
Pavel A. and Mirnyi M. faced 7 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Pavel A. went 3–4 (43%) against them, Mirnyi M. 4–4 (50%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 2 better-results split).
Clay: Pavel A. leads 1–0 · Hard: Mirnyi M. leads 2–1
Andrei Pavel beat Max Mirnyi 6-1 7-6 4-6 6-3. Umpiry, "Andrei Pavel vs Max Mirnyi — ROU vs BLR Round Robin", https://umpiry.com/match/2005-03-04/mirnyi-vs-pavel-rou-vs-blr-rr?utm_source=cite (as of 4 March 2005).