Marcelo Rios vs Mark Philippoussis — Monte Carlo Masters Quarter-final

Monte Carlo Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
CHI
Marcelo Rios
50 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 April 1999
clay
AUS
Mark Philippoussis
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rios M.
6-2 6-7 6-4
Philippoussis M.
Rios M.
66262
Philippoussis M.
27741

Marcelo Rios defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-2 6-7 6-4 in the Monte Carlo Masters quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 16. Marcelo Rios narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcelo Rios closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-08-07Cincinnati MastersR32hardMark Philippoussis6-7(3) 6-4 7-6(4)
1998-09-28Grand Slam CupSFcarpetMarcelo Rios7-6(4) 6-3 6-4
1998-02-16MemphisSFhardMark Philippoussis6-4 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Rios M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Philippoussis M.

Philippoussis M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Rios M.

Even serve battle

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
Rios M.Philippoussis M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
14.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
5.1

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
15°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Rios M.
6-42-1
Semi-finals
Rios M.
Golmard J.
6-43-66-2
Kuerten G.
Mantilla F.
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Golmard J.
Moya C.
6-756-36-0
Mantilla F.
Costa A.
6-46-727-64
Kuerten G.
Spadea V.
6-36-3
Rios M.
Philippoussis M.
6-26-726-4
R16
Kuerten G.
Meligeni F.
6-27-62
Costa A.
Novak J.
4-66-26-4
Mantilla F.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-2
Spadea V.
Clavet F.
6-32-66-3
Rios M.
Arazi H.
6-36-3
Philippoussis M.
Grosjean S.
4-67-656-2
Golmard J.
Di Pasquale A.
6-16-4
Moya C.
Alami K.
6-46-1
R32
Golmard J.
Becker B.
W/O
Mantilla F.
Lapentti N.
7-57-64
Ljubicic I.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-2
Grosjean S.
Haas T.
7-56-2
Kuerten G.
Ulihrach B.
6-756-26-4
Arazi H.
Puerta M.
6-16-4
Clavet F.
Enqvist T.
6-26-0
Rios M.
Pavel A.
0-66-47-66
Spadea V.
Kucera K.
6-46-3
Costa A.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-3
Philippoussis M.
Delgado R.
7-646-4
Moya C.
Pescariu D.
3-66-36-4
Meligeni F.
Henman T.
6-756-47-5
Alami K.
Muster T.
6-36-3
Novak J.
Rusedski G.
6-26-2
Di Pasquale A.
Santopadre V.
6-37-64
R64
Haas T.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Grosjean S.
Prieto S.
6-06-4
Ljubicic I.
Medvedev A.
5-76-06-1
Clavet F.
Vacek D.
6-16-0
Muster T.
Johansson T.
6-36-4
Kuerten G.
Carlsson M.
6-16-3
Becker B.
Pioline C.
6-45-76-4
Enqvist T.
Hrbaty D.
7-56-746-2
Golmard J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-16-2
Di Pasquale A.
Berasategui A.
7-645-76-4
Delgado R.
Bjorkman J.
7-650-66-4
Arazi H.
Ivanisevic G.
6-16-4
Puerta M.
Clement A.
6-46-2
Pavel A.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-47-5
Spadea V.
Federer R.
7-636-0
Costa A.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-4
Van Lottum J.
Siemerink J.
5-76-16-4
Novak J.
Rosset M.
6-37-5
Lapentti N.
Gaudenzi A.
6-17-61
Mantilla F.
Squillari F.
6-26-4
Meligeni F.
Ilie A.
6-45-76-2
Ulihrach B.
Vicente F.
6-26-2
Pescariu D.
Dosedel S.
6-26-1
Alami K.
Schalken S.
6-26-3