Richard Krajicek vs Michael Stich — Australian Open Quarter-final
Richard Krajicek defeated Michael Stich 5-7 7-6 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Stich came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Richard Krajicek claimed a first win over Michael Stich in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Richard Krajicek dropped the opening set before beating Michael Stich 5–7 7–6 6–7 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedKrajicek R. came through in five sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsKrajicek R. and Stich M. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Krajicek R. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Stich M. 1–1 (50%).
1–150%Krajicek R. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents1–150%Stich M. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
5–4Sets5–3
42–36Games40–32
0–1Tiebreaks0–1
0–1Deciding sets0–1
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Lendl I.L6-3 6-2 4-6 6-7(5) 0-6US Open · hardL3-6 6-3 6-4 6-7(5) 1-6US Open · hard
vs Santoro F.W2-6 6-1 6-2 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-3 6-1 6-2Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
Hard: Krajicek R. leads 1–0 · Clay: Stich M. leads 1–0
- Krajicek R.January 1992Australian OpenThis matchHard5-7 7-6(2) 6-7(1) 6-4 6-4
- Stich M.May 1991Roland GarrosClay6-7(4) 7-6(6) 6-3 6-2
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchKrajicek R.Stich M.1 792ELO1 7591 701Hard ELO1 6345–5Last 108–220Age23196 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight