Richard Krajicek vs Patrick Rafter — Tokyo Semi-final
Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 April 1997 ·
hard
Krajicek R.7-6 6-3
Rafter P.
Krajicek R.
762
Rafter P.
630
Richard Krajicek defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6 6-3 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Richard Krajicek came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Richard Krajicek extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Richard Krajicek closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-06-12 | Halle | R16 | grass | Richard Krajicek | 6-7 7-6 6-2 |
| 1998-08-03 | Canada Masters | F | hard | Patrick Rafter | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | R16 | hard | Richard Krajicek | 7-5 6-2 |
| 1997-05-26 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 4-6 6-4 6-2 |
| 1996-08-12 | New Haven | R16 | hard | Richard Krajicek | 6-4 5-7 7-5 |
| 1995-01-02 | Adelaide | QF | hard | Richard Krajicek | 6-4 7-6(4) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
82%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
54%
Service points won·Even
70%
69%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
66%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.2
7.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast