Goran Ivanisevic vs Boris BeckerStuttgart Masters Round of 16

Stuttgart Masters · ATP · Round of 16
54 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 October 1998
carpet
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Ivanisevic G.
7-6 7-6
Becker B.
Ivanisevic G.
77772
Becker B.
6565

Goran Ivanisevic defeated Boris Becker 7-6 7-6 in the Stuttgart Masters round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Goran Ivanisevic extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
1998-02-02SplitR16carpetGoran Ivanisevic7-6(6) 6-7(7) 6-4
1997-05-12Rome MastersR16clayGoran Ivanisevic7-6(7) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Ivanisevic G.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Becker B.

Becker B.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Ivanisevic 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
1st serve in·Even
55%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
81%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
68%
Aces / match·Dominant
15.0
10.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
6.5
5.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.