Gustavo Kuerten vs Greg Rusedski — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999
hard
Kuerten G.1-6 6-3 6-4
Rusedski G.
Kuerten G.
1662
Rusedski G.
6341
Gustavo Kuerten defeated Greg Rusedski 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Gustavo Kuerten claimed a first win over Greg Rusedski in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Gustavo Kuerten dropped the opening set before beating Greg Rusedski 1–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-01-15 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 4-6 6-4 6-3 2-6 9-7 |
| 1999-09-27 | Grand Slam Cup | R16 | carpet | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
| 1997-06-16 | Nottingham | R32 | grass | Greg Rusedski | 6-1 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.6
10.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
4.9
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
Quarter-finals
Corretja A.
Costa A.
6-34-62-0
Muster T.
Stoltenberg J.
3-66-26-3
Kucera K.
Kuerten G.
3-66-46-1
Martin T.
Hewitt L.
6-36-746-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
6-46-2
Corretja A.
Rosset M.
4-66-37-62
Costa A.
Gambill J.
6-37-5
Kucera K.
Pioline C.
6-46-0
Kuerten G.
Woodbridge T.
6-46-0
Stoltenberg J.
Krajicek R.
6-36-4
Muster T.
Moya C.
7-647-5
Martin T.
Puerta M.
7-676-4
R32
Krajicek R.
Golmard J.
6-44-0
Puerta M.
Siemerink J.
6-26-4
Hewitt L.
Rafter P.
7-616-1
Kiefer N.
Damm Sr M.
5-76-36-2
Martin T.
Arazi H.
6-16-3
Moya C.
Johansson T.
6-37-64
Muster T.
Bjorkman J.
7-56-726-3
Stoltenberg J.
Berasategui A.
6-16-737-65
Kuerten G.
Rusedski G.
1-66-36-4
Woodbridge T.
Tebbutt M.
1-66-07-65
Pioline C.
Draper S.
6-47-62
Kucera K.
Clavet F.
6-47-68
Costa A.
Haarhuis P.
6-26-4
Corretja A.
Dreekmann H.
4-66-36-3
Gambill J.
Stolle S.
7-672-66-1
Rosset M.
Ulihrach B.
6-46-0