Greg Rusedski vs Patrick Rafter — Vienna Quarter-final

Vienna · ATP · Quarter-final
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 1998
hard
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
Rusedski G.
6-3 7-6
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
6772
Rafter P.
363–

Greg Rusedski defeated Patrick Rafter 6-3 7-6 in the Vienna quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 6–2. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Greg Rusedski closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

2–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-08-06Cincinnati MastersQFhardPatrick Rafter5-7 7-6(5) 6-4
2001-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2
1998-10-26Stuttgart MastersR16carpetGreg Rusedski7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4
1998-08-24Long IslandSFhardPatrick Rafter6-4 7-5
1997-11-10Tour FinalsRRhardPatrick Rafter4-6 6-3 6-4
1997-08-25US OpenFhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
1997-08-11New HavenSFhardPatrick Rafter7-5 4-6 6-3
1997-06-09Queen's ClubQFgrassGreg Rusedski4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rusedski G.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Rafter P.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Rusedski G.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Rusedski G.Rafter P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
54%
Service points won·Even
68%
69%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Even
68%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.8
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
3.1

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
14°CPartly cloudy
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 75%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Kucera K.
6-37-636-1
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Martin T.
6-37-64
Kucera K.
Rusedski G.
7-666-4
Quarter-finals
Martin T.
Pioline C.
6-46-3
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
6-37-63
Kucera K.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-2
Sampras P.
Henman T.
6-06-3
R16
Bjorkman J.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-1
Pioline C.
Krajicek R.
7-616-756-4
Sampras P.
Tarango J.
5-76-16-3
Henman T.
Enqvist T.
6-726-36-3
Kucera K.
Haas T.
7-56-4
Rafter P.
Norman M.
6-36-2
Rusedski G.
Muster T.
6-46-3
Martin T.
Korda P.
6-37-62
R32
Norman M.
Vacek D.
7-56-4
Enqvist T.
Schranz W.
4-66-36-2
Henman T.
Gustafsson M.
6-36-4
Korda P.
Santoro F.
7-646-2
Martin T.
Kiefer N.
4-66-36-4
Pioline C.
Fromberg R.
6-37-67
Sampras P.
Kroslak J.
6-27-5
Tarango J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-2
Muster T.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Rafter P.
Black B.
6-37-63
Rusedski G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-33-67-63
Ulihrach B.
Moya C.
7-666-4
Bjorkman J.
Prinosil D.
6-47-61
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-41-66-3
Kucera K.
Ferreira W.
6-43-67-5
Krajicek R.
Costa A.
6-36-746-4