Mark Philippoussis vs Greg Rusedski — Sydney Round of 16
Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2004
hard
Philippoussis M.6-3 1-6 6-4
Rusedski G.
Philippoussis M.
6162
Rusedski G.
3641
Mark Philippoussis defeated Greg Rusedski 6-3 1-6 6-4 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-06-10 | Queen's Club | R32 | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 6-7(1) 7-6(3) 7-6(5) |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Greg Rusedski | 7-6(7) 6-3 6-4 |
| 1999-06-21 | Wimbledon | R16 | grass | Mark Philippoussis | 2-6 7-6(4) 6-3 6-1 |
| 1997-09-29 | Basel | F | hard | Greg Rusedski | 6-3 7-6(6) 7-6(3) |
| 1997-06-23 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Greg Rusedski | 7-6(6) 7-6(6) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
58%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
78%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
66%
Return points won·Even
34%
32%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.8
9.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Draw
Final
Hewitt L.
Moya C.
4-3
Quarter-finals
Verkerk M.
Philippoussis M.
6-47-64
Ferreira W.
Reid T.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Clement A.
6-14-66-3
Moya C.
Robredo T.
6-16-2
R16
Verkerk M.
Mirnyi M.
6-707-667-65
Reid T.
Mantilla F.
6-46-1
Ferreira W.
Guccione C.
7-647-5
Philippoussis M.
Rusedski G.
6-31-66-4
Hewitt L.
Kucera K.
6-46-1
Clement A.
Johansson J.
6-47-5
Robredo T.
Srichaphan P.
4-66-17-63
Moya C.
Llodra M.
7-656-3
R32
Mantilla F.
Gasquet R.
3-0
Rusedski G.
Chela J.
7-617-65
Guccione C.
Ferrero J.
6-37-66
Ferreira W.
Blake J.
6-26-4
Reid T.
Massu N.
7-652-66-4
Moya C.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-56-4
Llodra M.
Youzhny M.
6-46-2
Robredo T.
Costa A.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Bjorkman J.
7-51-66-1
Verkerk M.
Arthurs W.
6-46-4
Mirnyi M.
Calleri A.
7-56-3
Philippoussis M.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-45-76-2
Hewitt L.
Sargsian S.
6-46-2
Kucera K.
Lopez F.
6-737-646-3
Clement A.
Fish M.
6-36-3
Johansson J.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4