Petr Korda vs Marcelo Rios — Australian Open Final
Australian Open · ATP · Final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 1998 ·
hard
Korda P.6-2 6-2 6-2
Rios M.
Korda P.
6663
Rios M.
2220
Petr Korda defeated Marcelo Rios 6-2 6-2 6-2 in the Australian Open final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marcelo Rios came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Petr Korda narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Petr Korda dropped just 6 games past Marcelo Rios.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-03-09 | Indian Wells Masters | QF | hard | Marcelo Rios | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1997-10-20 | Stuttgart Masters | QF | carpet | Petr Korda | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Marcelo Rios | 7-6 6-3 6-3 |
| 1996-05-27 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Marcelo Rios | 6-3 6-3 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Even
5.2
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.4
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast