Patrick Rafter vs Greg Rusedski — Cincinnati Masters Quarter-final

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS
Patrick Rafter
53 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2001
hard
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
Rafter P.
5-7 7-6 6-4
Rusedski G.
Rafter P.
57762
Rusedski G.
76541

Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski 5-7 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 5–3. Patrick Rafter extended the head-to-head to 6–3.

Key context

Head to head

5–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2001-03-12Indian Wells MastersR64hardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2
1998-10-26Stuttgart MastersR16carpetGreg Rusedski7-6(4) 6-7(5) 6-4
1998-10-12ViennaQFhardGreg Rusedski6-3 7-6(3)
1998-08-24Long IslandSFhardPatrick Rafter6-4 7-5
1997-11-10Tour FinalsRRhardPatrick Rafter4-6 6-3 6-4
1997-08-25US OpenFhardPatrick Rafter6-3 6-2 4-6 7-5
1997-08-11New HavenSFhardPatrick Rafter7-5 4-6 6-3
1997-06-09Queen's ClubQFgrassGreg Rusedski4-6 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Rafter P.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Rusedski G.

Rusedski G.serving89% hold

wins 69% 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.Rusedski G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
68%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
33%
Break points saved·Even
63%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.0
10.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.9

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
29°CClear
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Rafter P.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Rafter P.
Hewitt L.
6-46-3
Kuerten G.
Henman T.
6-21-67-64
Quarter-finals
Hewitt L.
Ljubicic I.
7-636-736-4
Henman T.
Gambill J.
4-66-26-2
Kuerten G.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-43-66-4
Rafter P.
Rusedski G.
5-77-656-4
R16
Hewitt L.
Mirnyi M.
1-66-47-65
Rafter P.
Blake J.
7-676-2
Ljubicic I.
Arazi H.
6-26-3
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-56-3
Gambill J.
Canas G.
6-36-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Martin A.
6-22-66-4
Kuerten G.
Ivanisevic G.
6-26-1
Rusedski G.
Koubek S.
6-36-3
R32
Rusedski G.
Gaudio G.
7-627-61
Kuerten G.
Haas T.
7-647-68
Koubek S.
Schalken S.
6-17-65
Gambill J.
Novak J.
7-626-2
Hewitt L.
Ulihrach B.
6-25-76-2
Henman T.
Lee H.
6-36-3
Ivanisevic G.
Escude N.
6-36-4
Martin A.
Sampras P.
6-46-4
Mirnyi M.
Pavel A.
6-16-1
Kiefer N.
Martin T.
6-14-66-2
Blake J.
Clement A.
7-56-4
Ljubicic I.
Moya C.
7-657-5
Canas G.
Chang M.
5-77-56-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Santoro F.
6-16-4
Arazi H.
Ferrero J.
6-716-46-4
Rafter P.
Malisse X.
6-06-3
R64
Ferrero J.
Arthurs W.
6-46-4
Lee H.
Dent T.
6-46-4
Gaudio G.
Agassi A.
6-47-63
Rusedski G.
Prinosil D.
3-67-666-1
Kiefer N.
Enqvist T.
6-46-0
Arazi H.
Coria G.
7-56-2
Ljubicic I.
Squillari F.
6-26-0
Gambill J.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-1
Rafter P.
Portas A.
7-56-3
Malisse X.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-3
Blake J.
Boutter J.
7-656-0
Clement A.
Calatrava A.
4-66-47-64
Schalken S.
Ferreira W.
6-46-4
Koubek S.
Levy H.
6-46-1
Martin A.
Russell M.
4-66-36-2
Pavel A.
Johansson T.
6-36-2
Mirnyi M.
Costa A.
6-36-4
Ulihrach B.
Black W.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Norman M.
6-46-1
Henman T.
Tabara M.
6-46-2
Martin T.
Mamiit C.
2-66-36-3
Santoro F.
Golmard J.
6-37-65
Moya C.
Mantilla F.
6-36-3
Kuerten G.
Roddick A.
7-636-1
Novak J.
Morrison J.
6-43-66-2
Chang M.
Voltchkov V.
6-16-3
Canas G.
Safin M.
6-36-3
Haas T.
Woodruff C.
6-46-2
Kafelnikov Y.
Vinciguerra A.
7-646-1
Escude N.
Vicente F.
6-46-2
Ivanisevic G.
Clavet F.
6-33-67-65
Sampras P.
Lapentti N.
6-36-2