Wayne Ferreira vs David Wheaton — Australian Open Round of 16
Wayne Ferreira defeated David Wheaton 6-7 6-4 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — David Wheaton came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Wayne Ferreira had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Wayne Ferreira claimed a first win over David Wheaton in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Wayne Ferreira dropped the opening set before beating David Wheaton 6–7 6–4 6–2 6–2.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedFerreira W. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsFerreira W. and Wheaton D. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Ferreira W. went 1–2 (33%) against them, Wheaton D. 1–2 (33%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
1–233%Ferreira W. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–233%Wheaton D. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–7Sets4–7
44–56Games53–58
1–1Tiebreaks0–2
1–0Deciding sets0–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Sampras P.L1-6 2-6 2-2US Open · hardL6-3 2-6 2-6 4-6US Open · hard
vs Pioline C.W7-6(5) 4-6 6-2 2-6 6-3US Open · hardW6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 6-3Wimbledon · grass
vs Becker B.L4-6 6-7(5) 4-6Australian Open · hardL4-6 6-7(4) 5-7Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Ferreira W. leads 1–0 · Grass: Wheaton D. leads 1–0
- Ferreira W.January 1992Australian OpenThis matchHard6-7(3) 6-4 6-2 6-2
- Wheaton D.June 1990Queen's ClubGrass6-1 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchFerreira W.Wheaton D.1 758ELO1 5181 643Hard ELO1 4642–8Last 102–820Age22185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight