Paul Henri Mathieu vs Pete SamprasLong Island Round of 32

Long Island · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 August 2002
hard
54 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
6-3 6-7 6-4
Sampras P.
Mathieu P.
66762
Sampras P.
37941

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Pete Sampras 6-3 6-7 6-4 in the Long Island round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in defending last year's final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Sampras P.

Sampras P.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Mathieu 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
1st serve in·Even
56%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
14.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.