Patrick Rafter vs Guillaume Raoux — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 1998
hard
FRA
Guillaume Raoux
56 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-1 6-3
Raoux G.
Rafter P.
662
Raoux G.
13–

Patrick Rafter defeated Guillaume Raoux 6-1 6-3 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Guillaume Raoux came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 64, but Patrick Rafter had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on hard. Patrick Rafter claimed a first win over Guillaume Raoux in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-08-17New HavenR16hardGuillaume Raoux7-6(8) 6-3
1997-07-21Los AngelesR16hardGuillaume Raoux6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Raoux G.

Raoux G.serving82% hold

wins 64% 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.Raoux G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.2
4.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Rafter P.
Sampras P.
1-67-626-4
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-56-0
Sampras P.
Larsson M.
7-52-66-1
Quarter-finals
Larsson M.
Johansson T.
6-47-62
Sampras P.
Spadea V.
6-36-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vacek D.
6-46-4
Rafter P.
Korda P.
6-47-68
R16
Johansson T.
Golmard J.
7-657-62
Vacek D.
Siemerink J.
6-16-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Draper S.
6-36-3
Larsson M.
Haas T.
6-46-4
Sampras P.
Gambill J.
7-636-3
Spadea V.
Krajicek R.
6-26-3
Rafter P.
Martin T.
3-66-36-2
Korda P.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-47-5
R32
Kafelnikov Y.
Chang M.
6-34-66-4
Korda P.
Ondruska M.
6-26-3
Ivanisevic G.
Philippoussis M.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Agassi A.
6-20-67-62
Gambill J.
Pioline C.
6-757-656-4
Draper S.
Corretja A.
6-36-757-65
Siemerink J.
Ferreira W.
7-656-4
Vacek D.
Rios M.
6-36-2
Krajicek R.
Medvedev A.
6-36-756-3
Golmard J.
Moya C.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Tarango J.
5-76-27-64
Haas T.
Costa A.
6-16-3
Larsson M.
Bjorkman J.
6-756-26-3
Rafter P.
Raoux G.
6-16-3
Martin T.
Muster T.
6-36-4
Sampras P.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-2
R64
Haas T.
Courier J.
7-637-65
Siemerink J.
Schalken S.
1-66-17-62
Agassi A.
Kiefer N.
4-67-636-2
Pioline C.
Delgado R.
7-646-3
Gambill J.
Delaitre O.
6-16-3
Damm Sr M.
Woodforde M.
6-43-66-2
Muster T.
Henman T.
6-47-5
Ivanisevic G.
Ilie A.
6-40-66-4
Philippoussis M.
Black B.
6-26-3
Ondruska M.
Campbell S.
5-76-26-3
Chang M.
Woodbridge T.
6-13-66-2
Draper S.
Lapentti N.
6-44-67-5
Martin T.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Corretja A.
Obrien A.
6-36-737-67
Ferreira W.
Mantilla F.
7-657-5
Vacek D.
Stoltenberg J.
6-23-67-68
Raoux G.
Schranz W.
7-655-76-4
Larsson M.
Pozzi G.
6-47-5
Costa A.
Grosjean S.
1-66-46-1
Tarango J.
Berasategui A.
7-56-2
Johansson T.
Black W.
7-637-5
Golmard J.
Escude N.
6-26-726-3
Medvedev A.
Clement A.
6-46-3
Spadea V.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-686-2