Kenneth Carlsen vs Alex Obrien — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · ATP · Quarter-final
DEN
Kenneth Carlsen
53 yrs · 190 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 September 1997
hard
USA
Alex Obrien
56 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLWLW
Carlsen K.
7-5 5-7 7-6
Obrien A.
Carlsen K.
75772
Obrien A.
57641

Kenneth Carlsen defeated Alex Obrien 7-5 5-7 7-6 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Obrien came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Kenneth Carlsen narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-06-22WimbledonR128grassAlex Obrien4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-4
1997-10-13OstravaR32carpetKenneth Carlsen7-6(8) 6-7(6) 7-6(9)
1997-04-21OrlandoR16clayAlex Obrien2-6 6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Carlsen K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Obrien A.

Obrien A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Carlsen K.

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
Carlsen K.Obrien A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.6
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 87). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
24°CMainly clear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Courier J.
Gustafsson M.
7-6103-66-3
Semi-finals
Courier J.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Gustafsson M.
Carlsen K.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Carlsen K.
Obrien A.
7-55-77-64
Johansson T.
Pozzi G.
6-26-4
Gustafsson M.
Black B.
6-46-3
Courier J.
Kroslak J.
6-46-3
R16
Pozzi G.
Stafford G.
6-46-1
Obrien A.
Furlan R.
7-616-4
Johansson T.
Paes L.
7-56-1
Kroslak J.
Wilkinson C.
6-36-766-1
Courier J.
Ondruska M.
6-46-3
Gustafsson M.
Rikl D.
6-26-4
Black B.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-56-4
Carlsen K.
Tillstrom M.
6-26-0
R32
Wilkinson C.
McEnroe P.
4-66-27-64
Courier J.
Radulescu A.
6-36-4
Ondruska M.
Fredriksson P.
5-76-36-0
Kroslak J.
Reneberg R.
3-66-37-63
Stafford G.
Stark J.
6-15-76-3
Pozzi G.
Novak J.
7-643-67-65
Gustafsson M.
Sinner M.
7-631-67-65
Rikl D.
Wheaton D.
7-56-3
Gimelstob J.
Tebbutt M.
4-66-36-4
Black B.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-4
Tillstrom M.
Xia J.
7-606-4
Paes L.
Reichel A.
6-43-66-3
Johansson T.
Kulti N.
7-56-3
Furlan R.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Obrien A.
Draper S.
3-66-47-67
Carlsen K.
Woodforde M.
6-47-63