Christophe Van Garsse vs Christian Ruud — Australian Open Round of 128
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Van Garsse C.7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3
Ruud C.
Van Garsse C.
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Ruud C.
666432
Christophe Van Garsse defeated Christian Ruud 7-6 4-6 1-6 6-4 6-3 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Christian Ruud came in defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Christophe Van Garsse closed it out in five sets, 7–6 4–6 1–6 6–4 6–3.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
49%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.3
3.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (12 vs 82). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast