Points won by each set: [ 51-44, 41-30 ]
Points won directly behind the serve:
15 % Massu – 13 of 85
16 % Gaudio – 13 of 81
Two South Americans played that 2-hour 12-minute final in the Austrian Alps between their biggest successes: Gaudio [11] was shortly after his Roland Garros triumph, Massu [13] shortly before conquering Athens during the Olympic games. “I played very well, as I always do in Kitzbuhel,” Massu said. “I feel good at this altitude. I beat the Paris champion, and that is a big victory for me.” He came back from a break down in the opener (2:3) and broke at 3-all in the 2nd set (the only break of the set).
Massu’s route to his 4th title:
2 Yuri Schukin 6-2, 6-3
3 Tomas Berdych 7-6(3), 3-6, 6-4
Q Mariano Zabaleta 7-6(4), 7-6(6)
S Rainer Schuettler 6-3, 6-3
W Gaston Gaudio 7-6(3), 6-4