Jan Apell vs Thomas Muster — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Apell J.6-4 7-6 7-5
Muster T.
Apell J.
6773
Muster T.
4650
Jan Apell defeated Thomas Muster 6-4 7-6 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Thomas Muster came in defending last year's semi-final.
Key context
- Match story: Jan Apell edged Thomas Muster in three tight sets (6–4 7–6 7–5).
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
31%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (4 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast