Hicham Arazi vs Mark Philippoussis — Australian Open Round of 16
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 16
3 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2004 ·
hard
Arazi H.6-2 6-2 6-4
Philippoussis M.
Arazi H.
6663
Philippoussis M.
2240
Hicham Arazi defeated Mark Philippoussis 6-2 6-2 6-4 in the Australian Open round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Philippoussis came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Hicham Arazi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.
Key context
- Match story: Hicham Arazi closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–2 6–4.
Head to head
2–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001-12-31 | Adelaide | SF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 6-1 |
| 2000-11-06 | Lyon | R16 | clay | Hicham Arazi | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 2000-05-29 | Roland Garros | R32 | clay | Mark Philippoussis | 6-2 6-1 3-6 6-3 |
| 1998-01-19 | Australian Open | R64 | hard | Hicham Arazi | 1-6 6-2 4-6 6-1 9-7 |
| 1996-10-14 | Toulouse | QF | hard | Mark Philippoussis | 6-4 3-6 7-6(5) |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
12.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
5.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 64). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast