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A. Cherkasov #18 def. S. Pescosolido #93

6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4)

Match Information

Date	May 16, 1991*
Tournament	Rome Masters
Category	Masters 1000
Surface	Clay
Round	R32
Winner	A. Cherkasov
Score	6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(4)
Loser	S. Pescosolido
Duration	3h 13m

Stat	A. Cherkasov	S. Pescosolido
Aces	3	5
Double faults	2	1
First serve %	76	71
First serve points won %	63	62
Second serve points won %	69	43
Break points saved %	86	67
Break points converted %	33	14
Service points won %	65	57
Return points won %	43	35
Total points won %	54	46

Pre-match Comparison

Field	A. Cherkasov	S. Pescosolido
Country	RUS	ITA
Birth date	Jul 4, 1970	Jun 13, 1971
Age	20	19
Height	180	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	18	93
Ranking points (entering)	1,153	386
Elo (entering)	1,807	1,472
Career W-L	170–198	107–155
Career earnings	$2,260,281	$1,657,671

Pre-match H2H

A. Cherkasov 0 – 0 S. Pescosolido

Path

A. Cherkasov's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 1991	R64	Alex Antonitsch	6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data

A. Cherkasov's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 18, 1991	R16	Jim Courier	4-6 6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data

S. Pescosolido's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
May 15, 1991	R64	Richard Krajicek	6-1 6-2	W	H2H	Match data