Alberto Berasategui vs Patrick Rafter — Australian Open Round of 32
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 32
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Berasategui A.6-7 7-6 6-2 7-6
Rafter P.
Berasategui A.
67673
Rafter P.
76261
Alberto Berasategui defeated Patrick Rafter 6-7 7-6 6-2 7-6 in the Australian Open round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Patrick Rafter came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 128. Alberto Berasategui narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Alberto Berasategui dropped the opening set before beating Patrick Rafter 6–7 7–6 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-01-12 | Sydney Outdoor | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-05-12 | Rome Masters | R32 | clay | Alberto Berasategui | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
| 1997-03-03 | Scottsdale | R32 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-3 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
74%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
62%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
54%
Service points won·Clear edge
57%
69%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.3
7.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.1
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (110 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast