Stefan Edberg vs Ivan Lendl — Australian Open Quarter-final
Stefan Edberg defeated Ivan Lendl 4-6 7-5 6-1 6-7 6-1 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Lendl came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's final. Stefan Edberg narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Stefan Edberg dropped the opening set before beating Ivan Lendl 4–6 7–5 6–1 6–7 6–1.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedEdberg S. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsEdberg S. and Lendl I. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Edberg S. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Lendl I. 1–0 (100%).
0–10%Edberg S. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–0100%Lendl I. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
1–3Sets3–2
24–25Games26–22
0–3Tiebreaks1–0
0–0Deciding sets1–0
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Stich M.L6-4 6-7(5) 6-7(5) 6-7(2)Wimbledon · grassW6-3 3-6 4-6 7-6(5) 6-1US Open · hard
Head-to-head
6 meetings · level 3–333
Hard: Lendl I. leads 3–2 · Grass: Edberg S. leads 1–0
- Edberg S.January 1992Australian OpenThis matchHard4-6 7-5 6-1 6-7(5) 6-1
- Edberg S.August 1991US OpenHard6-3 6-3 6-4
- Lendl I.August 1991Long IslandHard6-3 6-2
- Lendl I.January 1991Australian OpenHard6-4 5-7 3-6 7-6(3) 6-4
- Edberg S.June 1990WimbledonGrass6-1 7-6 6-3
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchEdberg S.Lendl I.1 768ELO1 6231 723Hard ELO1 6356–4Last 105–5