Pete Sampras vs Michael Joyce — Australian Open Round of 64
Pete Sampras defeated Michael Joyce 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pete Sampras came in defending last year's final.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras dropped the opening set before beating Michael Joyce 3–6 6–3 6–4 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedSampras P. came through in four sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsSampras P. and Joyce M. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Sampras P. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Joyce M. 0–1 (0%).
1–0100%Sampras P. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Joyce M. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–1Sets0–3
24–16Games9–18
0–1Tiebreaks0–0
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Matsuoka S.W6-7(5) 6-3 6-4 6-2Wimbledon · grassL3-6 2-6 4-6Wimbledon · grass
Head-to-head
1 meeting · Sampras P. leads 1–010
- Sampras P.January 1996Australian OpenThis matchHard3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchSampras P.Joyce M.1 945ELO1 5621 940Hard ELO1 5688–2Last 105–524Age22185 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight