Goran Ivanisevic vs Greg RusedskiQueen's Club Semi-final

Queen's Club · ATP · Semi-final
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 1997
grass
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
Ivanisevic G.
4-6 6-4 7-6
Rusedski G.
Ivanisevic G.
467202
Rusedski G.
646181

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Greg Rusedski 4-6 6-4 7-6 in the Queen's Club semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Goran Ivanisevic extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2002-01-07AucklandQFhardGreg Rusedski6-2 0-6 6-3
2001-06-25WimbledonR16grassGoran Ivanisevic7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
1998-05-04Hamburg MastersR16clayGoran Ivanisevic6-4 6-2
1998-02-02SplitFcarpetGoran Ivanisevic7-6(3) 7-6(5)
1997-10-06ViennaFhardGoran Ivanisevic3-6 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-2 6-3
1997-01-27ZagrebFhardGoran Ivanisevic7-6(4) 4-6 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanisevic G.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Rusedski G.

Rusedski G.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic G.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
81%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
66%
68%
Return points won·Even
33%
33%
Break points saved·Even
63%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
10.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
4.9

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
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 47%

Draw

Semi-finals
Philippoussis M.
Bjorkman J.
2-67-656-2
Ivanisevic G.
Rusedski G.
4-66-47-618