Pete Sampras vs Ivan Lendl — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 January 1994 ·
hard
USALast 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLW
Sampras P.7-6 6-2 7-6
Lendl I.
Sampras P.
776773
Lendl I.
652640
Pete Sampras defeated Ivan Lendl 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivan Lendl came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 128, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 7 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in three sets, 7–6 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1993-02-15 | Philadelphia | SF | hard | Ivan Lendl | 7-6(4) 6-4 |
| 1991-02-11 | Philadelphia | F | hard | Ivan Lendl | 5-7 6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3 |
| 1990-08-27 | US Open | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-4 7-6 3-6 4-6 6-2 |
| 1990-02-05 | Milan | SF | carpet | Ivan Lendl | 3-6 6-0 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·
60%
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1st serve points won·
80%
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2nd serve points won·
53%
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Service points won·
69%
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Return points won·
36%
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Break points saved·
69%
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Aces / match·
12.3
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Double faults / match·
5.2
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast