Jens Knippschild vs Sebastien Lareau — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 13 January 1997 ·
hard
Knippschild J.6-2 6-7 7-6 6-3
Lareau S.
Knippschild J.
66763
Lareau S.
27631
Jens Knippschild defeated Sebastien Lareau 6-2 6-7 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sebastien Lareau came in defending last year's round of 64, but Jens Knippschild had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Jens Knippschild closed it out in four sets, 6–2 6–7 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
51%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.0
5.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (112 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast