Patrick Rafter vs Jeff Tarango — Antwerp Quarter-final

Antwerp · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 February 1998
hard
USA
Jeff Tarango
57 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Rafter P.
6-7 6-2 6-1
Tarango J.
Rafter P.
61662
Tarango J.
77211

Patrick Rafter defeated Jeff Tarango 6-7 6-2 6-1 in the Antwerp quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-08-17New HavenR32hardPatrick Rafter6-2 6-1
1998-01-19Australian OpenR128hardPatrick Rafter7-6(4) 7-6(4) 6-7(4) 7-5
1997-05-19St. PoeltenR16clayPatrick Rafter6-7(4) 6-2 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Tarango J.

Tarango J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Serve advantage — Rafter P.

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.Tarango J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.2
4.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 141). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
11°COvercast
Wind 26 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Rusedski G.
Rosset M.
7-633-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Rosset M.
Rafter P.
7-647-62
Rusedski G.
Kucera K.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Rosset M.
Larsson M.
W/O
Kucera K.
Korda P.
3-66-46-2
Rafter P.
Tarango J.
6-716-26-1
Rusedski G.
Johansson T.
6-34-66-4
R16
Johansson T.
Damm Sr M.
6-26-4
Rusedski G.
Raoux G.
7-663-67-613
Larsson M.
Siemerink J.
6-36-3
Korda P.
Portas A.
7-56-2
Kucera K.
Ulihrach B.
6-16-1
Rosset M.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-3
Tarango J.
Norman M.
7-626-2
Rafter P.
Pioline C.
6-47-62
R32
Rafter P.
Boetsch A.
6-27-68
Pioline C.
Gustafsson M.
6-47-66
Tarango J.
Norman D.
3-66-46-3
Norman M.
Henman T.
7-56-3
Raoux G.
Clavet F.
7-645-76-2
Ulihrach B.
Santoro F.
6-26-4
Kucera K.
Van Herck J.
6-736-46-2
Johansson T.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-2
Damm Sr M.
Dewulf F.
4-67-666-4
Rusedski G.
Arazi H.
7-643-66-3
Siemerink J.
Ivanisevic G.
6-46-3
Larsson M.
Goellner M.
6-26-1
Rosset M.
Kiefer N.
7-634-67-65
Kafelnikov Y.
Novak J.
7-55-76-3
Korda P.
Ferreira W.
6-36-3
Portas A.
Hrbaty D.
6-747-616-4