R32 Australian Open 2002

Pete Sampras #10 def. Nicolas Escude #31

7-6(5) 5-7 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3

Pete Sampras defeated Nicolas Escude 7-6(5) 5-7 6-4 6-7(6) 6-3 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPete SamprasNicolas Escude
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
3312
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
116
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.0%57.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
78.1%73.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.7%58.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
72.7%66.7%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.9%67.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
33.3%27.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
32.9%33.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.1%49.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.5+4.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
-4.8-4.6

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2002 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPete SamprasNicolas Escude
Country USA FRA
Birth dateAug 12, 1971Apr 3, 1976
Age3025
Height185 cm185 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1031
Ranking points (entering)1,9401,060
Elo (entering)1,9931,782
Current career W-L739–209157–125
Current career earnings$43,280,489$3,216,150
Pre-match H2H
Pete Sampras #10 0 – 0 Nicolas Escude #31

Path

Pete Sampras's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Juan Ignacio Chela #556-3 7-5 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Jarkko Nieminen #606-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128

Pete Sampras's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Marat Safin #112-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-7(8)LH2HMatch dataJan 23, 2002R16

Nicolas Escude's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Alex Calatrava #982-6 2-6 6-4 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2002R64
Todd Reid #8441-6 6-1 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2002R128