Andre Agassi vs Jim Courier — Australian Open Quarter-final
Australian Open · ATP · Quarter-final
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 15 January 1996 ·
hard
Agassi A.6-7 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2
Courier J.
Agassi A.
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Courier J.
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Andre Agassi defeated Jim Courier 6-7 2-6 6-3 6-4 6-2 in the Australian Open quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jim Courier came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Andre Agassi had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Andre Agassi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Andre Agassi came back from two sets down to beat Jim Courier.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992-08-31 | US Open | QF | hard | Jim Courier | 6-3 6-7(6) 6-1 6-4 |
| 1992-05-25 | Roland Garros | SF | clay | Jim Courier | 6-3 6-2 6-2 |
| 1991-05-27 | Roland Garros | F | clay | Jim Courier | 3-6 6-4 2-6 6-1 6-4 |
| 1990-05-28 | Roland Garros | R16 | clay | Andre Agassi | 6-7 6-1 6-4 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 147). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast