Christian Ruud vs Alex Corretja — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 January 1999 ·
hard
Ruud C.3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4
Corretja A.
Ruud C.
36663
Corretja A.
63441
Christian Ruud defeated Alex Corretja 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Corretja came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Christian Ruud narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Christian Ruud dropped the opening set before beating Alex Corretja 3–6 6–3 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-04-21 | Monte Carlo Masters | QF | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-2 6-0 |
| 1997-01-06 | Auckland | R32 | hard | Christian Ruud | 6-7 7-6 6-4 |
| 1994-08-01 | Prague | R16 | clay | Alex Corretja | 6-7(2) 6-4 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
55%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.9
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (67 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast