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Gustavo Kuerten #1 def. Michael Russell #122

3-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-1

Match Information

Date	Jun 6, 2001*
Tournament	Roland Garros
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Clay
Round	R16
Winner	Gustavo Kuerten
Score	3-6 4-6 7-6(3) 6-3 6-1
Loser	Michael Russell
Duration	3h 25m

Stat	Gustavo Kuerten	Michael Russell
Aces	11	2
Double faults	1	2
First serve %	59	63
First serve points won %	72	59
Second serve points won %	49	55
Break points saved %	73	70
Break points converted %	30	27
Service points won %	63	58
Return points won %	42	37
Total points won %	52	48

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Gustavo Kuerten	Michael Russell
Country	BRA	USA
Birth date	Sep 10, 1976	May 1, 1978
Age	24	23
Height	190	173
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	One-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	1	122
Ranking points (entering)	4,150	326
Elo (entering)	2,015	1,650
Career W-L	336–182	77–149
Career earnings	$14,807,000	$2,452,569

Pre-match H2H

Gustavo Kuerten 0 – 0 Michael Russell

Path

Gustavo Kuerten's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 2001	R32	Karim Alami	6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(5) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 2001	R64	Agustin Calleri	6-4 6-4 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 2001	R128	Guillermo Coria	6-1 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Gustavo Kuerten's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 8, 2001	QF	Yevgeny Kafelnikov	6-1 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Russell's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 3, 2001	R32	Xavier Malisse	3-6 6-4 6-1 1-6 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jun 1, 2001	R64	Sergi Bruguera	4-6 5-7 6-3 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data
May 30, 2001	R128	Nicolas Mahut	6-2 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 2001	Q3	Johan Settergren	6-1 7-6(0)	W	H2H	Match data
May 29, 2001	Q2	Orlin Stanoytchev	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data
May 28, 2001	Q1	Olivier Patience	4-6 7-5 6-0	W	H2H	Match data