Patrick Rafter vs Magnus Larsson — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 August 1997
hard
SWE
Magnus Larsson
56 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Rafter P.
5-7 6-4 7-5
Larsson M.
Rafter P.
5672
Larsson M.
7451

Patrick Rafter defeated Magnus Larsson 5-7 6-4 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-08-25US OpenQFhardPatrick Rafter7-6(4) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Larsson M.

Larsson M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

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
Rafter P.Larsson M.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
69%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
62%
Aces / match·Even
7.2
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 178). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CMainly clear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Muster T.
Chang M.
6-34-67-62
Sampras P.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Muster T.
Siemerink J.
6-717-637-65
Costa A.
Bruguera S.
4-66-35-2
Sampras P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-26-2
Chang M.
Kuerten G.
6-16-2
R16
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
7-646-4
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-756-36-4
Chang M.
Medvedev A.
3-66-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Rios M.
7-56-2
Costa A.
Corretja A.
6-17-63
Bruguera S.
Novak J.
7-656-3
Muster T.
Damm Sr M.
6-33-67-5
Siemerink J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-4
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Woodruff C.
7-637-66
Chang M.
Ferreira W.
6-746-16-2
Medvedev A.
Woodforde M.
6-41-67-64
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
3-66-16-4
Spadea V.
Enqvist T.
6-716-36-3
Ivanisevic G.
Nestor D.
4-67-57-66
Siemerink J.
Korda P.
7-51-66-1
Sampras P.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-4
Damm Sr M.
Krajicek R.
6-47-63
Muster T.
Santoro F.
6-35-76-4
Bruguera S.
Draper S.
7-666-2
Novak J.
Schalken S.
6-36-2
Costa A.
Haas T.
6-36-4
Corretja A.
Stark J.
7-646-4
Rios M.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Rafter P.
Wheaton D.
3-66-36-2
R64
Siemerink J.
Steven B.
7-657-61
Krajicek R.
Pioline C.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Tillstrom M.
7-646-1
Damm Sr M.
Raoux G.
6-37-62
Kuerten G.
Agassi A.
6-36-1
Medvedev A.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Woodforde M.
Delaitre O.
6-23-66-0
Ferreira W.
Boetsch A.
6-36-4
Santoro F.
McEnroe P.
6-06-4
Gimelstob J.
Black B.
6-36-4
Costa A.
Courier J.
4-67-656-3
Draper S.
Reneberg R.
1-67-636-4
Novak J.
Goellner M.
7-57-65
Wheaton D.
Vacek D.
7-656-2
Rafter P.
Larsson M.
5-76-47-5
Rios M.
Bjorkman J.
6-37-5
Johansson T.
Ullyett K.
6-43-66-2
Woodruff C.
Sargsian S.
6-26-4
Stark J.
Rusedski G.
1-66-37-63
Haas T.
Stafford G.
6-44-66-4
Schalken S.
Philippoussis M.
7-656-3
Nestor D.
Obrien A.
6-26-1
Spadea V.
Golmard J.
6-26-1
Woodbridge T.
Stoltenberg J.
3-67-636-3