Mark Philippoussis vs David Rikl — Davis Cup WG QF: AUS vs CZE Round Robin

Davis Cup WG QF: AUS vs CZE · ATP · Round Robin
AUS
Mark Philippoussis
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 1
Sets
Friday, 4 April 1997
grass
CZE
David Rikl
55 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLWWLL
Philippoussis M.
6-1 6-4 2-6 6-4
Rikl D.
Philippoussis M.
66263
Rikl D.
14641

Mark Philippoussis defeated David Rikl 6-1 6-4 2-6 6-4 in the Davis Cup WG QF: AUS vs CZE round robin on grass.

Key context

  • Match story: Mark Philippoussis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–4 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Philippoussis M.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Rikl D.

Rikl D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Philippoussis M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Philippoussis M.Rikl D.
1st serve in·Even
57%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
59%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.1
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.