Patrick Rafter vs Greg Rusedski — New Haven Semi-final

New Haven · ATP · Semi-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 August 1997
hard
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
Rafter P.
7-5 4-6 6-3
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
7462
Rusedski G.
5631

Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski 7-5 4-6 6-3 in the New Haven semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Patrick Rafter closed it out in three sets, 7–5 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

5–3
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
1997-06-09Queen's ClubQFgrassGreg Rusedski4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Rusedski G.

Rusedski G.serving88% hold

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

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