Thomas Muster vs Pete Sampras — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
AUT
Thomas Muster
58 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 1998
hard
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
Muster T.
7-5 6-3
Sampras P.
Muster T.
762
Sampras P.
53–

Thomas Muster defeated Pete Sampras 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Thomas Muster claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Thomas Muster closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1997-10-27Paris MastersQFhardPete Sampras6-1 4-6 6-2
1997-08-04Cincinnati MastersFhardPete Sampras6-3 6-4
1997-01-13Australian OpenSFhardPete Sampras6-1 7-6(3) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Muster T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Sampras P.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Muster T.

Serve advantage — Sampras 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
Muster T.Sampras P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
67%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
12.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
20°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Rusedski G.
6-36-7157-646-4
Semi-finals
Rusedski G.
Muster T.
7-656-1
Rios M.
Gambill J.
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Gambill J.
Agassi A.
7-663-66-3
Rios M.
Korda P.
6-46-2
Rusedski G.
Enqvist T.
2-67-616-4
Muster T.
Medvedev A.
5-76-36-4
R16
Rusedski G.
Moya C.
6-37-5
Muster T.
Sampras P.
7-56-3
Medvedev A.
Lapentti N.
6-16-4
Enqvist T.
Ulihrach B.
6-27-62
Gambill J.
Courier J.
6-26-4
Agassi A.
Rafter P.
6-33-66-2
Rios M.
Kiefer N.
6-46-3
Korda P.
Haas T.
7-666-2
R32
Kiefer N.
Washington M.
6-36-4
Medvedev A.
Norman M.
6-766-16-2
Muster T.
Pioline C.
4-66-36-4
Moya C.
Kucera K.
7-646-4
Rusedski G.
Spadea V.
4-66-36-4
Courier J.
Bjorkman J.
4-66-17-64
Gambill J.
Clavet F.
6-36-4
Agassi A.
Bruguera S.
6-26-4
Rafter P.
Ferreira W.
7-55-76-4
Sampras P.
Martin T.
6-17-5
Rios M.
Dreekmann H.
6-47-64
Haas T.
Dosedel S.
7-626-3
Korda P.
Draper S.
6-33-66-0
Enqvist T.
Costa A.
6-46-3
Ulihrach B.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-36-3
Lapentti N.
Black W.
1-66-36-0
R64
Dosedel S.
Berasategui A.
6-41-0
Draper S.
Gaudenzi A.
6-44-66-4
Black W.
Henman T.
6-36-4
Muster T.
Woodruff C.
6-46-4
Pioline C.
Rosset M.
6-36-4
Enqvist T.
Reneberg R.
6-36-1
Kiefer N.
Kuerten G.
6-46-746-2
Washington M.
Woodforde M.
7-646-4
Dreekmann H.
Hewitt L.
6-46-4
Ferreira W.
Santoro F.
6-31-66-4
Agassi A.
Woodbridge T.
7-636-4
Bruguera S.
Alonso J.
7-606-3
Gambill J.
Philippoussis M.
7-675-77-66
Clavet F.
Portas A.
6-16-1
Courier J.
Raoux G.
3-66-46-3
Spadea V.
Viloca Puig J.
6-46-1
Moya C.
Stafford G.
6-46-3
Norman M.
Corretja A.
7-56-3
Medvedev A.
Ivanisevic G.
7-662-67-68
Costa A.
Mantilla F.
4-66-46-3
Ulihrach B.
Filippini M.
6-46-0
Haas T.
Stoltenberg J.
6-33-66-1
Kucera K.
Hrbaty D.
6-41-67-65
Martin T.
Larsson M.
5-76-47-5