Cedric Pioline vs Goran Ivanisevic — Rome Masters Round of 64
Rome Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 May 1998 ·
clay
Pioline C.6-4 6-4
Ivanisevic G.
Pioline C.
662
Ivanisevic G.
440
Cedric Pioline defeated Goran Ivanisevic 6-4 6-4 in the Rome Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Goran Ivanisevic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's semi-final. Cedric Pioline narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.
Key context
- Match story: Cedric Pioline edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000-01-17 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 6-4 2-6 7-5 1-6 9-7 |
| 1997-02-24 | Milan | R16 | carpet | Goran Ivanisevic | 7-6 7-6 |
| 1996-01-29 | Zagreb | F | hard | Goran Ivanisevic | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 1995-02-13 | Milan | R16 | carpet | Goran Ivanisevic | 7-6(11) 6-4 |
| 1993-11-08 | Antwerp | QF | hard | Cedric Pioline | 7-6(7) 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
54%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
81%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.9
15.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
6.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast