2 Responses to uo99agassi_escude

1. Voo de Mar says:

   September 4, 2024 at 2:37 pm

   Points won by each set: | 41-39, 32-26, 30-22 |
   Points won directly behind the serve:
   28 % Agassi – 30 of 107
   45 % Escude – 38 of 83

   # In the no-break opener – Escude [136] – the first qualifier in the US Open quarterfinal, looked surprisingly well in his debut on Arthur Ashe Stadium (night session). He didn’t seem to be intimidated at all, but in the tie-break Agassi [2] was on fire, striking 3 aces and obtaining two other points with volley winners to clinch the breaker 7/3. The American raced to 5:0* and 2:0* leads in the following two sets, controlling them to the end. Even though the score gap in the 2nd set was huge, the Frenchman was still playing well, just the serve deserted him a bit. In the last game of the contest Agassi fought off a break point. A few weeks later they meet in the Basel second round, Agassi wins 6-4, 5-7, 7-5 saving three match points (one at *2:5, two at 4:5).

   Serve & volley: Agassi 1/1, Escude 4/10

   Log in to Reply
2. Voo de Mar says:

   September 4, 2024 at 2:52 pm

   # Untypical situation: Escude had already notched two very good Slam results – the Aussie Open semifinal (1998) and the US Open quarterfinal – not having played an ATP final! Similarly to the Aussie Open ’98, he survived in New York the first round defeating a Swedish player despite being on the verge of losing in straight sets…
   he ousted Larsson 5-7, 4-6, 7-5, 6-1, 10-8 in Melbourne, while in New York he saved two match points to eliminate Gustafsson 4-6, 4-6, 7-6(6), 6-2, 6-4. Following the Agassi’s loss, Escude came back to Europe, rested two weeks and captured his maiden title in Toulouse.

   Log in to Reply