Patrick Rafter vs Marcelo Rios — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 1996 ·
hard
Rafter P.6-3 6-4 6-3
Rios M.
Rafter P.
6663
Rios M.
3430
Patrick Rafter defeated Marcelo Rios 6-3 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 2–0.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
1–0| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-09-23 | Grand Slam Cup | QF | carpet | Patrick Rafter | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.1
5.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast