Marcelo Rios #48 def. Nicolas Lapentti #27

7-5 6-1 6-4

Marcelo Rios defeated Nicolas Lapentti 7-5 6-1 6-4 in the 2002 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 23, 2002*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2002
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 1h 56m

Match Statistics

Stat	Marcelo Rios	Nicolas Lapentti
Aces	5	8
Double faults	1	1
First serve %	62	60
First serve points won %	81	69
Second serve points won %	62	35
Break points saved %	67	14
Break points converted %	86	33
Service points won %	74	55
Return points won %	45	26
Total points won %	58	42

Player Comparison

Field	Marcelo Rios	Nicolas Lapentti
Country	CHI	ECU
Birth date	Dec 26, 1975	Aug 13, 1976
Age	26	25
Height	175 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Left-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	48	27
Ranking points (entering)	755	1,170
Elo (entering)	1,880	1,850
Current career W-L	366–180	282–283
Current career earnings	$9,713,771	$6,315,143

Pre-match H2H

Marcelo Rios #48 2 – 2 Nicolas Lapentti #27

Path

Marcelo Rios's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Alberto Martin #39	6-4 6-3 7-6(3)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2002	R32
Karol Kucera #81	7-6(5) 7-5 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Jaymon Crabb #248	6-2 6-0 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128

Marcelo Rios's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tommy Haas #9	6-7(2) 4-6 7-6(2) 6-7(5)	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 2002	QF

Nicolas Lapentti's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Gaston Gaudio #47	4-6 5-7 6-4 6-2 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 20, 2002	R32
Jose Acasuso #85	7-6(5) 6-2 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 18, 2002	R64
Axel Pretzsch #99	7-5 4-6 6-0 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 16, 2002	R128