Pete Sampras vs Vincent Spadea — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Pete Sampras
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 August 1998
hard
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Sampras P.
6-3 6-2
Spadea V.
Sampras P.
662
Spadea V.
32–

Pete Sampras defeated Vincent Spadea 6-3 6-2 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 7 on hard. Pete Sampras claimed a first win over Vincent Spadea in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1999-08-16IndianapolisQFhardVincent Spadea6-4 3-6 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Sampras P.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

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
Sampras P.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
80%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). 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