Patrick Rafter vs Nicolas Escude — Long Island Quarter-final

Long Island · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 August 1998
hard
FRA
Nicolas Escude
50 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-3 6-2
Escude N.
Rafter P.
662
Escude N.
32–

Patrick Rafter defeated Nicolas Escude 6-3 6-2 in the Long Island quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's final. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-06-19s HertogenboschFgrassPatrick Rafter6-1 6-3
1999-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayPatrick Rafter7-5 6-0 2-6 6-4
1998-11-02Paris MastersR32hardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Escude N.

Escude N.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.Escude N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Even
7.2
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.1
3.6

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

Draw

Final
Rafter P.
Mantilla F.
7-636-2
Semi-finals
Mantilla F.
Safin M.
6-35-76-4
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Escude N.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Vacek D.
6-26-3
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
6-17-62
Mantilla F.
Kuerten G.
6-42-66-4
R16
Vacek D.
Siemerink J.
6-14-66-3
Rusedski G.
Meligeni F.
6-27-66
Prinosil D.
Moya C.
6-26-2
Safin M.
Dewulf F.
7-666-1
Escude N.
Arazi H.
6-33-66-3
Rafter P.
Damm Sr M.
6-46-3
Mantilla F.
Ulihrach B.
7-646-3
Kuerten G.
Clavet F.
2-66-37-68
R32
Siemerink J.
Alonso J.
4-66-16-4
Safin M.
Berasategui A.
6-36-2
Dewulf F.
Woodforde M.
6-47-66
Prinosil D.
Hrbaty D.
0-66-36-1
Moya C.
Steven B.
7-56-3
Mantilla F.
Bruguera S.
6-46-4
Ulihrach B.
Dosedel S.
6-47-65
Clavet F.
Mor L.
6-26-1
Kuerten G.
Rios M.
6-37-64
Rafter P.
Sanchez J.
6-24-66-4
Damm Sr M.
Burillo J.
3-66-26-3
Escude N.
Johansson T.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Ivanisevic G.
5-76-37-62
Rusedski G.
Norman M.
6-36-4
Meligeni F.
Raoux G.
6-726-46-3
Vacek D.
Rosset M.
6-16-4