Ivan Lendl vs Michael Stich — US Open Quarter-final
Ivan Lendl defeated Michael Stich 6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6 6-1 in the US Open quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Ivan Lendl came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ivan Lendl extended the head-to-head to 4–0.
Key context
- Match story: Ivan Lendl came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–3 3–6 4–6 7–6 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLendl I. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsLendl I. and Stich M. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lendl I. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Stich M. 3–0 (100%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
2–167%Lendl I. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–0100%Stich M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–7Sets9–3
70–71Games72–62
1–0Tiebreaks5–0
2–0Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Washington M.W4-6 2-6 6-4 6-4 7-5Wimbledon · grassW4-6 5-7 7-6(5) 6-1 6-4Australian Open · hard
vs Becker B.L6-1 4-6 4-6 4-6Australian Open · hardW6-4 7-6(4) 6-4Wimbledon · grass
vs Edberg S.W6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4Australian Open · hardW4-6 7-6(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(2)Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
4 meetings · Lendl I. leads 4–040
- Lendl I.August 1991US OpenThis matchHard6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1
- Lendl I.February 1991MemphisHard7-5 6-3
- Lendl I.February 1991PhiladelphiaHard6-2 7-6(7)
- Lendl I.August 1990US OpenHard6-4 5-7 6-3 6-3
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchLendl I.Stich M.1 623ELO1 7591 635Hard ELO1 6345–5Last 108–2