Boris Becker vs Sebastien Lareau — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Boris Becker
58 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 1997 ·
hard
CAN
Sebastien Lareau
53 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Becker B.
6-2 4-6 6-2
Lareau S.
Becker B.
6462
Lareau S.
2621

Boris Becker defeated Sebastien Lareau 6-2 4-6 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sebastien Lareau came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Boris Becker closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Becker B.Lareau S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
81%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
65%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.1
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw