R16 Italian Open 1998

Marcelo Rios #3 def. Thomas Muster #24

6-3 6-1

Marcelo Rios defeated Thomas Muster 6-3 6-1 in the 1998 Italian Open round of 16 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMarcelo RiosThomas Muster
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
52
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
01
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.5%52.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
84.4%68.2%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
50.0%20.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%20.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
71.2%45.2%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
80.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
54.8%28.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
63.8%36.2%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+9.2-16.7
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+16.7-9.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1998 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldMarcelo RiosThomas Muster
Country CHI AUT
Birth dateDec 26, 1975Oct 2, 1967
Age2230
Height175 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)324
Ranking points (entering)3,2001,473
Elo (entering)2,0521,877
Current career W-L366–180590–268
Current career earnings$9,713,771$12,266,977
Pre-match H2H
Marcelo Rios #3 0 3 Thomas Muster #24

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #176-3 6-1WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1998R32
Marzio Martelli #1406-3 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1998R64

Marcelo Rios's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richard Krajicek #117-6(9) 6-3WH2HMatch dataMay 17, 1998QF

Thomas Muster's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #156-4 3-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataMay 14, 1998R32
Marcelo Filippini #796-1 6-0WH2HMatch dataMay 13, 1998R64