Goran Ivanisevic vs Boris Becker — Split Round of 16

Split · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Goran Ivanisevic
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 February 1998
carpet
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Ivanisevic G.
7-6 6-7 6-4
Becker B.
Ivanisevic G.
786762
Becker B.
667941

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Boris Becker 7-6 6-7 6-4 in the Split round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Goran Ivanisevic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-10-26Stuttgart MastersR16carpetGoran Ivanisevic7-6(5) 7-6(5)
1997-05-12Rome MastersR16clayGoran Ivanisevic7-6(7) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanisevic G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Becker B.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic 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
Ivanisevic G.Becker B.
1st serve in·Even
55%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
81%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
10.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
6.5
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Ivanisevic G.
Rusedski G.
7-637-65
Semi-finals
Rusedski G.
Rosset M.
6-737-657-65
Ivanisevic G.
Sinner M.
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Ivanisevic G.
Novak J.
7-657-69
Sinner M.
Carlsen K.
5-76-37-60
Rosset M.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Rusedski G.
Damm Sr M.
6-16-4
R16
Damm Sr M.
Siemerink J.
6-46-3
Carlsen K.
Medvedev A.
6-36-726-1
Sinner M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-23-66-3
Rosset M.
Vasek R.
6-36-1
Schuettler R.
Merinov A.
6-16-0
Rusedski G.
Kroslak J.
6-46-3
Ivanisevic G.
Becker B.
7-666-776-4
Novak J.
Benfele Alvarez E.
6-17-5
R32
Sanguinetti D.
Radulescu A.
1-64-4
Medvedev A.
Calatrava A.
6-757-696-3
Carlsen K.
Dreekmann H.
6-23-66-1
Merinov A.
Moldovan I.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Henman T.
6-31-66-3
Damm Sr M.
Sanchez J.
6-37-61
Siemerink J.
Fredriksson P.
7-646-1
Kroslak J.
Marin J.
7-56-3
Rusedski G.
Pozzi G.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Bergh F.
6-37-65
Ivanisevic G.
Prinosil D.
7-666-4
Benfele Alvarez E.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Novak J.
Knippschild J.
6-36-777-5
Rosset M.
Furlan R.
3-66-26-3
Sinner M.
Johansson T.
7-656-4
Vasek R.
Pescariu D.
6-46-4