Patrick Rafter vs Nicolas Kiefer — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2001
hard
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
Rafter P.
6-2 6-4
Kiefer N.
Rafter P.
662
Kiefer N.
24–

Patrick Rafter defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–0, defending the title. Patrick Rafter claimed a first win over Nicolas Kiefer in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-05-21DusseldorfRRclayNicolas Kiefer1-6 6-2 6-4
1999-08-02Canada MastersQFhardNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-7(5) 7-6(4)
1999-03-15Miami MastersR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-6(5) 6-4
1999-03-08Indian Wells MastersR32hardNicolas Kiefer7-6(2) 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rafter P.

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
Rafter P.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Even
8.0
7.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (59 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
23°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Ferrero J.
Safin M.
6-23-1
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Hrbaty D.
5-77-646-3
Safin M.
Johansson T.
6-707-646-3
Quarter-finals
Safin M.
Medvedev A.
6-16-2
Ferrero J.
Norman M.
6-24-66-4
Hrbaty D.
Burgsmuller L.
7-56-4
Johansson T.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
R16
Burgsmuller L.
Escude N.
6-2
Mirnyi M.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-4
Ferrero J.
Novak J.
6-36-4
Norman M.
Pavel A.
1-66-37-62
Medvedev A.
Rafter P.
7-614-66-1
Hrbaty D.
Ulihrach B.
5-77-636-3
Johansson T.
Kafelnikov Y.
7-647-5
Safin M.
Boutter J.
7-57-65
R32
Ulihrach B.
Golmard J.
6-3
Norman M.
Tarango J.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Schuettler R.
6-26-1
Medvedev A.
Nestor D.
6-37-611
Kafelnikov Y.
Dosedel S.
7-636-2
Boutter J.
Eagle J.
7-51-66-1
Safin M.
Prinosil D.
7-56-2
Rafter P.
Kiefer N.
6-26-4
Pavel A.
Awadhy O.
6-16-2
Novak J.
Pozzi G.
6-46-1
Ferrero J.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Burgsmuller L.
Corretja A.
6-46-2
Escude N.
Kucera K.
4-66-47-62
Hrbaty D.
Behrend T.
6-46-777-65
Mirnyi M.
Pioline C.
7-687-5
Voltchkov V.
Ilie A.
6-46-3