Hicham Arazi vs Mark Philippoussis — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Arazi H.1-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 9-7
Philippoussis M.
Arazi H.
164693
Philippoussis M.
626172
Hicham Arazi defeated Mark Philippoussis 1-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 9-7 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Hicham Arazi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Hicham Arazi dropped the opening set before beating Mark Philippoussis 1–6 6–2 4–6 6–1 9–7.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-01-19 | Australian Open | R16 | hard | Hicham Arazi | 6-2 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-12-31 | Adelaide | SF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | R16 | clay | Hicham Arazi | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
| 1996-10-14 | Toulouse | QF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
57%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
14.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
5.1
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