Mark Philippoussis vs Carlos Moya — US Open Semi-final
US Open · ATP · Semi-final
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 August 1998 ·
hard
Philippoussis M.6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4
Moya C.
Philippoussis M.
66563
Moya C.
14741
Mark Philippoussis defeated Carlos Moya 6-1 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Carlos Moya came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Mark Philippoussis narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mark Philippoussis came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–4 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2003-11-28 | Davis Cup WG F: AUS vs ESP | RR | grass | Carlos Moya | 6-4 6-4 4-6 7-6 |
| 2003-05-26 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Carlos Moya | 6-2 6-4 7-6 |
| 2002-05-27 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Carlos Moya | 6-2 7-6 7-6 |
| 1999-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | F | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 5-7 6-4 6-4 4-6 6-2 |
| 1997-03-10 | Indian Wells Masters | R16 | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
80%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
14.6
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.1
2.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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