Marcelo Rios vs Nicolas Lapentti — Auckland Round of 32
Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 1998 ·
hard
Rios M.6-3 6-3
Lapentti N.
Rios M.
662
Lapentti N.
330
Marcelo Rios defeated Nicolas Lapentti 6-3 6-3 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Marcelo Rios extended the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marcelo Rios dropped just 6 games past Nicolas Lapentti.
Head to head
4–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-02-07 | Davis Cup G1 R1: ECU vs CHI | RR | clay | Marcelo Rios | 3-6 6-4 7-6 7-6 |
| 2002-01-14 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 7-5 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-10-23 | Basel | R32 | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 3-6 6-4 6-4 |
| 1999-10-25 | Stuttgart Masters | R16 | carpet | Marcelo Rios | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1997-02-07 | Davis Cup G1 QF: CHI vs ECU | RR | clay | Marcelo Rios | 7-5 6-7 6-3 6-7 8-6 |
| 1995-09-11 | Bogota | QF | hard | Nicolas Lapentti | 6-3 6-4 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.3
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
2.1
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