Patrick Rafter vs Wayne Ferreira — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 1998 ·
hard
Rafter P.7-5 5-7 6-4
Ferreira W.
Rafter P.
7562
Ferreira W.
5741
Patrick Rafter defeated Wayne Ferreira 7-5 5-7 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Wayne Ferreira came in leading the head-to-head 5–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Patrick Rafter had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Patrick Rafter narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.
Key context
- Match story: Patrick Rafter edged Wayne Ferreira in three tight sets (7–5 5–7 6–4).
Head to head
1–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-05-15 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Wayne Ferreira | 6-4 7-5 |
| 1998-10-19 | Lyon | QF | clay | Wayne Ferreira | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-02-23 | London | QF | carpet | Wayne Ferreira | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1995-10-09 | Ostrava | QF | carpet | Wayne Ferreira | 6-4 6-4 |
| 1994-10-24 | Stockholm | R32 | hard | Wayne Ferreira | 3-6 6-2 6-1 |
| 1993-08-16 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Patrick Rafter | 3-6 6-4 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.1
8.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast