Pete Sampras vs Alex Obrien — Atlanta Round of 32

Atlanta · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Pete Sampras
55 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 April 1998 ·
hard
USA
Alex Obrien
56 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sampras P.
6-2 7-6
Obrien A.
Sampras P.
672
Obrien A.
260

Pete Sampras defeated Alex Obrien 6-2 7-6 in the Atlanta round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Obrien came in defending last year's round of 16, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 8 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Pete Sampras closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Sampras P.Obrien A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 42). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw