Pete Sampras vs Magnus Larsson — Australian Open Round of 64
Pete Sampras defeated Magnus Larsson 6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magnus Larsson came in defending last year's round of 128, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 5 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in four sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Larsson M. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 2–1 (67%) against them, Larsson M. 0–3 (0%). Sampras P. came out better against 2 of 3 comparable opponents, Larsson M. against 0.
2–167%Sampras P. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents0–30%Larsson M. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
7–5Sets3–9
57–56Games45–71
1–1Tiebreaks1–1
1–0Deciding sets0–1
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Forget G.W6-3 1-6 1-6 6-4 6-3US Open · hardL6-4 1-6 6-7(10) 0-6US Open · hard
vs Ivanisevic G.L7-6(4) 6-7(5) 4-6 2-6Wimbledon · grassL7-6(5) 3-6 1-6 6-3 7-9Roland Garros · clay
vs Stich M.W6-3 6-2 6-4Wimbledon · grassL4-6 1-6 3-6Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Sampras P. leads 1–010
- Sampras P.January 1993Australian OpenThis matchHard6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Larsson M.1 945ELO1 7571 940Hard ELO1 7028–2Last 107–321Age22185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight