Greg Rusedski vs Albert Costa — New Haven Round of 16

New Haven · ATP · Round of 16
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 1997
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Rusedski G.
6-3 7-6
Costa A.
Rusedski G.
6772
Costa A.
365–

Greg Rusedski defeated Albert Costa 6-3 7-6 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Greg Rusedski closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenR128hardAlbert Costa6-4 6-3 6-4
1999-11-01Paris MastersR32hardAlbert Costa7-6(7) RET
1998-11-23Tour FinalsRRhardGreg Rusedski7-6(5) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rusedski G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Costa A.

Costa A.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Costa A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.0

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

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Rafter P.
7-646-4
Semi-finals
Kafelnikov Y.
Korda P.
6-47-64
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
7-54-66-3
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Bruguera S.
7-52-66-2
Rusedski G.
Krajicek R.
7-653-66-3
Korda P.
Wheaton D.
4-67-676-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
5-76-36-4
R16
Henman T.
Steven B.
6-46-4
Rusedski G.
Costa A.
6-37-65
Korda P.
Sanchez J.
6-26-4
Wheaton D.
Goellner M.
7-666-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Dosedel S.
6-26-3
Bruguera S.
Clavet F.
6-47-64
Rafter P.
Medvedev A.
6-32-66-4
Krajicek R.
Carlsen K.
7-616-2
R32
Sanchez J.
Haarhuis P.
3-66-36-3
Korda P.
Gambill J.
6-36-3
Rusedski G.
Salzenstein J.
6-46-0
Costa A.
Black W.
6-16-1
Medvedev A.
Meligeni F.
7-646-2
Rafter P.
Martelli M.
6-36-4
Krajicek R.
Lapentti N.
6-46-3
Carlsen K.
Sargsian S.
6-46-726-1
Bruguera S.
Black B.
6-36-2
Clavet F.
Siemerink J.
1-66-37-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Mamiit C.
5-76-16-3
Dosedel S.
Spadea V.
7-53-66-3
Steven B.
Pescariu D.
6-40-66-3
Henman T.
Vacek D.
4-67-636-4
Wheaton D.
Philippoussis M.
6-726-36-4
Goellner M.
Obrien A.
7-56-3
R64
Meligeni F.
Tarango J.
7-647-66
Lapentti N.
Schalken S.
6-1
Black W.
Stanoytchev O.
6-46-1
Gambill J.
Dewulf F.
7-617-5
Clavet F.
Lareau S.
6-36-1
Black B.
Furlan R.
6-16-2
Mamiit C.
Wibier F.
6-27-5
Haarhuis P.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Sanchez J.
Bhupathi M.
6-26-767-5
Siemerink J.
Ogorodov O.
7-614-66-1
Medvedev A.
Welgreen N.
6-36-3
Martelli M.
Oncins J.
7-646-4
Carlsen K.
Gumy H.
2-66-46-2
Sargsian S.
Rosset M.
4-66-16-3
Rusedski G.
Wessels P.
6-36-2
Salzenstein J.
Caldwell D.
6-26-4
Dosedel S.
Macphie B.
6-14-66-1
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
6-36-2
Steven B.
Courier J.
6-26-2
Pescariu D.
Hernandez A.
6-10-66-4
Vacek D.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
Wheaton D.
Paes L.
6-36-766-3
Goellner M.
McEnroe P.
7-656-1
Obrien A.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-1