Greg Rusedski vs Patrick Rafter — Queen's Club Quarter-final

Queen's Club · ATP · Quarter-final
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 June 1997
grass
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
Rusedski G.
4-6 7-5 6-3
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
4762
Rafter P.
6531

Greg Rusedski defeated Patrick Rafter 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the Queen's Club quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-06Cincinnati MastersQFhardPatrick Rafter5-7 7-6(5) 6-4
2001-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2
1998-10-26Stuttgart MastersR16carpetGreg Rusedski7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4
1998-10-12ViennaQFhardGreg Rusedski6-3 7-6(3)
1998-08-24Long IslandSFhardPatrick Rafter6-4 7-5
1997-11-10Tour FinalsRRhardPatrick Rafter4-6 6-3 6-4
1997-08-25US OpenFhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
1997-08-11New HavenSFhardPatrick Rafter7-5 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rusedski G.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Rafter P.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Rusedski 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
Rusedski G.Rafter P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
68%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Even
67%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.1

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

Final
Philippoussis M.
Ivanisevic G.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Philippoussis M.
Bjorkman J.
2-67-656-2
Ivanisevic G.
Rusedski G.
4-66-47-618
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Golmard J.
6-37-69
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
4-67-56-3
Philippoussis M.
Knippschild J.
6-26-746-4
Bjorkman J.
Sampras P.
3-66-36-4
R16
Sampras P.
Steven B.
W/O
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
6-36-3
Bjorkman J.
Simian S.
6-47-5
Knippschild J.
Henman T.
7-656-3
Golmard J.
Fleurian J.
2-66-16-4
Ivanisevic G.
Lee M.
6-17-5
Rafter P.
Courier J.
4-66-36-3
Rusedski G.
Draper S.
6-36-2
R32
Sampras P.
Frana J.
6-36-2
Courier J.
Nainkin D.
6-36-2
Rafter P.
Lareau S.
6-37-5
Rusedski G.
Ullyett K.
7-54-67-67
Draper S.
Chang M.
6-32-67-66
Steven B.
Nestor D.
6-46-4
Simian S.
Flach D.
6-786-46-2
Bjorkman J.
Herrera L.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Richardson A.
4-66-36-2
Knippschild J.
Delaitre O.
6-47-65
Black B.
Woodbridge T.
6-03-66-3
Philippoussis M.
Stark J.
7-6103-66-3
Golmard J.
Rosset M.
7-616-3
Fleurian J.
Pioline C.
7-56-3
Ivanisevic G.
Paes L.
7-616-3
Lee M.
Obrien A.
3-67-636-4
R64
Frana J.
Boetsch A.
7-617-63
Lee M.
Olhovskiy A.
0-66-46-4
Herrera L.
Ondruska M.
7-644-67-62
Richardson A.
Sargsian S.
6-746-26-4
Delaitre O.
Holm H.
6-16-756-1
Knippschild J.
Stoltenberg J.
7-53-66-2
Woodbridge T.
Marin J.
6-06-3
Black B.
Marques N.
6-47-64
Stark J.
Godwin N.
7-57-64
Golmard J.
Haggard C.
7-656-4
Simian S.
Siemerink J.
6-46-0
Fleurian J.
Gimelstob J.
6-37-65
Steven B.
Goellner M.
4-66-16-4
Nestor D.
Dewulf F.
6-766-46-2
Pioline C.
Carlsen K.
7-54-66-2
Obrien A.
Raoux G.
7-54-66-0
Paes L.
Petchey M.
6-16-2
Nainkin D.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Flach D.
Macphie B.
6-46-4
Draper S.
Stolle S.
6-746-46-4
Ullyett K.
Volkov A.
3-66-36-3
Rusedski G.
Woodforde M.
4-66-46-3
Rafter P.
Ran E.
7-56-2
Lareau S.
Pavel A.
6-06-2