Thomas Muster vs Pete Sampras — Indian Wells Masters Round of 16
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 March 1998 ·
hard
Muster T.7-5 6-3
Sampras P.
Muster T.
762
Sampras P.
530
Thomas Muster defeated Pete Sampras 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pete Sampras came in leading the head-to-head 7–0, defending last year's round of 32. Thomas Muster claimed a first win over Pete Sampras in eight meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 7–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thomas Muster closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
0–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-10-27 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-1 4-6 6-2 |
| 1997-08-04 | Cincinnati Masters | F | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-01-13 | Australian Open | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-1 7-6 6-3 |
| 1993-12-06 | Grand Slam Cup | R16 | carpet | Pete Sampras | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1992-10-26 | Stockholm | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-2 6-4 |
| 1991-05-27 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Pete Sampras | 4-6 4-6 6-4 6-1 6-4 |
| 1990-08-27 | US Open | R16 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-7 7-6 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
67%
80%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
69%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.0
12.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
5.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast