Patrick Rafter vs Peter Wessels — Rotterdam Round of 32

Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 1998
hard
NED
Peter Wessels
48 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWLLLL
Rafter P.
5-7 7-6 6-1
Wessels P.
Rafter P.
57762
Wessels P.
76311

Patrick Rafter defeated Peter Wessels 5-7 7-6 6-1 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Peter Wessels came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Patrick Rafter had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Patrick Rafter claimed a first win over Peter Wessels in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-06-18s HertogenboschR32grassPeter Wessels7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Wessels P.

Wessels P.serving85% hold

wins 66% 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.Wessels P.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
69%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.2
8.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 95). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
9°COvercast
Wind 35 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Siemerink J.
Johansson T.
7-626-2
Semi-finals
Johansson T.
Steven B.
6-37-5
Siemerink J.
Krajicek R.
6-44-66-4
Quarter-finals
Johansson T.
Van Herck J.
7-686-2
Steven B.
Carbonell T.
4-67-657-5
Siemerink J.
Rafter P.
6-46-4
Krajicek R.
Rusedski G.
3-67-627-63
R16
Van Herck J.
Bruguera S.
7-666-3
Krajicek R.
Voinea A.
6-26-2
Rafter P.
Scala D.
6-36-4
Siemerink J.
Raoux G.
6-756-26-2
Rusedski G.
Reneberg R.
6-36-2
Carbonell T.
Tillstrom M.
6-21-66-2
Steven B.
Damm Sr M.
7-656-757-5
Johansson T.
Carlsen K.
6-36-757-68
R32
Rusedski G.
Alami K.
6-777-637-64
Rafter P.
Wessels P.
5-77-636-1
Voinea A.
Haarhuis P.
6-36-4
Reneberg R.
Nydahl T.
2-66-47-5
Siemerink J.
Ivanisevic G.
5-77-666-3
Tillstrom M.
Goellner M.
6-16-3
Scala D.
Van Lottum J.
7-56-3
Carbonell T.
Bjorkman J.
6-756-36-4
Damm Sr M.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Raoux G.
Vacek D.
6-26-3
Steven B.
Sluiter R.
6-37-5
Johansson T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-656-2
Carlsen K.
Ulihrach B.
4-67-667-64
Van Herck J.
Novak J.
6-746-37-67
Bruguera S.
Arazi H.
7-646-4
Krajicek R.
Van Scheppingen D.
7-56-4