Lleyton Hewitt vs Patrick Rafter — Sydney Round of 32
Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 1999 ·
hard
Hewitt L.7-6 6-1
Rafter P.
Hewitt L.
762
Rafter P.
610
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Patrick Rafter 7-6 6-1 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Lleyton Hewitt extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-11-12 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-5 6-2 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | SF | hard | Patrick Rafter | 6-4 6-3 |
| 1999-03-01 | Scottsdale | R16 | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 6-1 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
7.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast