Pete Sampras vs Magnus Larsson — Australian Open Round of 16
Pete Sampras defeated Magnus Larsson 4-6 6-7 7-5 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending the title. Pete Sampras extended the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras came back from two sets down to beat Magnus Larsson.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in five 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 3–1 (75%) against them, Larsson M. 3–0 (100%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 1 better-results split).
3–175%Sampras P. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents3–0100%Larsson M. · better vs 1
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
11–6Sets8–2
90–83Games57–38
1–1Tiebreaks2–1
1–1Deciding sets1–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Yzaga J.L6-3 3-6 6-4 6-7(4) 5-7US Open · hardW6-3 6-2 6-2Roland Garros · clay
vs Martin T.W6-4 6-4 3-6 6-3Wimbledon · grassW6-7(6) 6-3 6-0 1-6 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Kafelnikov Y.W6-3 2-6 6-3 1-6 9-7Australian Open · hardW7-6(3) 7-6(2)Halle · grass
Head-to-head
5 meetings · Sampras P. leads 4–141
Hard: Sampras P. leads 4–0 · Carpet: Larsson M. leads 1–0
- Sampras P.January 1995Australian OpenThis matchHard4-6 6-7(4) 7-5 6-4 6-4
- Larsson M.December 1994Grand Slam CupCarpet7-6 4-6 7-6 6-4
- Sampras P.November 1994AntwerpHard7-6(5) 6-4
- Sampras P.October 1994StockholmHard6-1 6-4
- Sampras P.January 1993Australian OpenHard6-3 3-6 6-3 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Larsson M.1 945ELO1 7571 940Hard ELO1 7028–2Last 107–323Age24185 cmHeight193 cmRightPlaysRight