Thomas Muster vs Cedric Pioline — Indian Wells Masters Round of 32
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 1998 ·
hard
Muster T.4-6 6-3 6-4
Pioline C.
Muster T.
4662
Pioline C.
6341
Thomas Muster defeated Cedric Pioline 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Thomas Muster came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's semi-final. Thomas Muster extended the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Muster dropped the opening set before beating Cedric Pioline 4–6 6–3 6–4.
Head to head
3–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1998-08-24 | Boston | QF | hard | Cedric Pioline | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1997-04-14 | Barcelona | R16 | clay | Cedric Pioline | 7-6 6-4 |
| 1995-09-11 | Bucharest | R16 | clay | Thomas Muster | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1995-05-29 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Thomas Muster | 6-1 6-3 6-3 |
| 1993-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Thomas Muster | 7-6 2-6 6-4 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.1
6.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast