Pete Sampras vs Lleyton Hewitt — US Open Semi-final
US Open · ATP · Semi-final
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 August 2000 ·
hard
Sampras P.7-6 6-4 7-6
Hewitt L.
Sampras P.
7673
Hewitt L.
6460
Pete Sampras defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 6-4 7-6 in the US Open semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32, but Pete Sampras had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Pete Sampras narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Pete Sampras edged Lleyton Hewitt in three tight sets (7–6 6–4 7–6).
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | SF | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-2 6-4 |
| 2001-08-27 | US Open | F | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-6 6-1 6-1 |
| 2001-06-11 | Queen's Club | SF | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 3-6 6-3 6-2 |
| 2000-11-27 | Masters Cup | RR | hard | Lleyton Hewitt | 7-5 6-0 |
| 2000-06-12 | Queen's Club | F | grass | Lleyton Hewitt | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2000-03-20 | Miami Masters | SF | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-3 3-6 6-1 |
| 1999-06-07 | Queen's Club | SF | grass | Pete Sampras | 4-6 6-4 7-6 |
| 1998-08-17 | New Haven | R32 | hard | Pete Sampras | 6-1 7-6 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.1
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.5
3.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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