Marcelo Filippini vs Thomas Muster — St. Poelten Quarter-final

St. Poelten · ATP · Quarter-final
URU
Marcelo Filippini
58 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 May 1998
clay
AUT
Thomas Muster
58 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Filippini M.
6-3 6-4
Muster T.
Filippini M.
662
Muster T.
34–

Marcelo Filippini defeated Thomas Muster 6-3 6-4 in the St. Poelten quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Muster came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Marcelo Filippini claimed a first win over Thomas Muster in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-08-24BostonR32hardThomas Muster6-0 6-2
1998-05-11Rome MastersR64clayThomas Muster6-1 6-0
1998-04-13BarcelonaR64clayThomas Muster6-3 2-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Filippini M.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Muster T.

Muster T.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Filippini M.

Serve advantage — Muster T.

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
Filippini M.Muster T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
58%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
Rios M.
Spadea V.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Spadea V.
Filippini M.
6-36-0
Rios M.
Gaudenzi A.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Filippini M.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Rios M.
Blanco G.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Schalken S.
7-636-1
Gaudenzi A.
Clavet F.
6-36-4
R16
Muster T.
Marin J.
6-36-746-2
Spadea V.
Fromberg R.
4-66-36-3
Schalken S.
Black B.
6-16-4
Rios M.
Goellner M.
6-46-3
Blanco G.
Nydahl T.
6-37-5
Gaudenzi A.
Nargiso D.
6-24-66-3
Clavet F.
Sanchez J.
6-707-56-0
Filippini M.
Serrano O.
7-646-3
R32
Clavet F.
Campbell S.
6-36-1
Sanchez J.
Pozzi G.
6-26-3
Black B.
Rafter P.
6-36-4
Filippini M.
Raoux G.
6-26-2
Serrano O.
Hipfl M.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Carlsen K.
7-57-5
Schalken S.
Viloca Puig J.
6-16-3
Blanco G.
Meneschincheri M.
6-37-63
Rios M.
Draper S.
6-16-3
Nydahl T.
Calatrava A.
6-45-76-2
Goellner M.
Black W.
3-67-636-1
Marin J.
Lapentti N.
7-56-3
Muster T.
Trimmel C.
4-66-17-5
Fromberg R.
Stafford G.
6-737-616-1
Gaudenzi A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Nargiso D.
Gumy H.
6-46-2