Mardy Fish #49 def. Alexander Popp #231

4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Mardy Fish defeated Alexander Popp 4-6 7-6(4) 6-4 in the 2003 Eastbourne Open quarterfinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jun 21, 2003*
Tournament: Eastbourne Open
Edition: 2003
Category: ATP International Series → modern equivalent ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 26m

Match Statistics

Stat	Mardy Fish	Alexander Popp
Aces	15	1
Double faults	5	6
First serve %	52	58
First serve points won %	81	72
Second serve points won %	57	59
Break points saved %	67	89
Break points converted %	11	33
Service points won %	70	67
Return points won %	33	30
Total points won %	50	50

Player Comparison

Field	Mardy Fish	Alexander Popp
Country	USA	GER
Birth date	Dec 9, 1981	Nov 4, 1976
Age	21	26
Height	188 cm	201 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	49	231
Ranking points (entering)	742	136
Elo (entering)	1,712	1,594
Current career W-L	295–212	45–65
Current career earnings	$7,460,641	$976,038

Pre-match H2H

Mardy Fish #49 0 – 0 Alexander Popp #231

Path

Mardy Fish's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Michel Kratochvil #90	6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2003	R16
Hyung-Taik Lee #56	6-4 3-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 2003	R32

Mardy Fish's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Jonas Bjorkman #63	6-7(5) 6-3 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 21, 2003	SF

Alexander Popp's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Andre Sa #84	7-6(4) 3-6 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 20, 2003	R16
Vincent Spadea #33	7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jun 19, 2003	R32