Patrick Rafter vs Michael Chang — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 August 1999
hard
USA
Michael Chang
54 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rafter P.
6-2 6-1
Chang M.
Rafter P.
662
Chang M.
21–

Patrick Rafter defeated Michael Chang 6-2 6-1 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Chang came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Patrick Rafter had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-08-21Long IslandR16hardMichael Chang6-4 6-4
1997-09-19Davis Cup WG SF: USA vs AUSRRhardMichael Chang6-4 1-6 6-3 6-4
1997-08-25US OpenSFhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-3 6-4
1997-08-18Long IslandQFhardPatrick Rafter6-4 3-6 6-1
1997-04-07Hong KongFhardMichael Chang6-3 6-3
1997-02-17MemphisR32hardMichael Chang6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Chang M.

Chang M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

Serve advantage — Rafter P.

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
Rafter P.Chang M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 189). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Sampras P.
Rafter P.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Sampras P.
Agassi A.
7-676-4
Rafter P.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Rafter P.
Chang M.
6-26-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Henman T.
7-57-5
Agassi A.
Kuerten G.
6-27-610
Sampras P.
Krajicek R.
6-46-2
R16
Agassi A.
Novak J.
7-637-65
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
7-57-5
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
6-46-1
Kafelnikov Y.
Woodruff C.
6-46-4
Chang M.
Pioline C.
6-16-4
Rafter P.
Lapentti N.
6-26-3
Sampras P.
Schuettler R.
7-57-62
Krajicek R.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-2
R32
Novak J.
Costa A.
7-637-66
Pioline C.
Courier J.
6-757-642-0
Kiefer N.
Goldstein P.
2-66-47-610
Rafter P.
Vacek D.
7-636-3
Sampras P.
Siemerink J.
7-696-4
Schuettler R.
Larsson M.
7-57-65
Gimelstob J.
Martin T.
6-46-4
Krajicek R.
Ljubicic I.
6-16-3
Agassi A.
Di Pasquale A.
6-46-1
Haas T.
Santoro F.
6-06-716-3
Kuerten G.
Martin A.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-1
Woodruff C.
Enqvist T.
6-17-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
6-16-4
Chang M.
Corretja A.
6-36-756-2
Lapentti N.
Gambill J.
6-07-63
R64
Schuettler R.
Johansson T.
6-43-4
Van Lottum J.
Black W.
6-36-2
Martin A.
Prinosil D.
7-636-3
Santoro F.
Black B.
7-656-3
Novak J.
Pretzsch A.
6-737-56-3
Costa A.
Ilie A.
6-43-66-2
Siemerink J.
Kroslak J.
6-16-2
Larsson M.
Clement A.
7-656-0
Haas T.
Malisse X.
7-56-2
Martin T.
Delgado R.
6-45-76-2
Gimelstob J.
Stoltenberg J.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Reneberg R.
7-626-4
Lapentti N.
Spadea V.
6-26-2
Pioline C.
Moya C.
6-46-1
Courier J.
Ivanisevic G.
7-616-2
Chang M.
Safin M.
6-36-4
Bjorkman J.
Pavel A.
6-47-5
Woodruff C.
Ferreira W.
6-36-4
Di Pasquale A.
Washington M.
6-46-3
Gambill J.
Schalken S.
4-66-36-4
Vacek D.
Mamiit C.
6-46-4
Enqvist T.
Arthurs W.
7-57-61
Kiefer N.
Grosjean S.
7-56-3
Goldstein P.
Woodforde M.
6-36-2