Greg Rusedski vs Albert Costa — Tour Finals Round Robin

Tour Finals · ATP · Round Robin
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 November 1998 ·
hard
ESP
Albert Costa
51 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWLL
Rusedski G.
7-6 6-1
Costa A.
Rusedski G.
762
Costa A.
610

Greg Rusedski defeated Albert Costa 7-6 6-1 in the Tour Finals round robin on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Albert Costa came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Greg Rusedski narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Greg Rusedski came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-01-19Australian OpenR128hardAlbert Costa6-4 6-3 6-4
1999-11-01Paris MastersR32hardAlbert Costa7-6
1997-08-11New HavenR16hardGreg Rusedski6-3 7-6

Statistics

This season
Rusedski G.Costa A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.8
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.0

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

Draw