R64 Australian Open 1998

Nicolas Escude #81 def. Gustavo Kuerten #14

5-7 6-3 6-1 7-5

Nicolas Escude defeated Gustavo Kuerten 5-7 6-3 6-1 7-5 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatNicolas EscudeGustavo Kuerten
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1311
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
26
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
73.0%60.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.2%65.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.0%39.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
71.4%55.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
64.9%55.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
44.4%28.6%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
44.6%35.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.7%45.3%
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.
+2.9-6.5
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.
+6.5-2.9

* 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

FieldNicolas EscudeGustavo Kuerten
Country FRA BRA
Birth dateApr 3, 1976Sep 10, 1976
Age2121
Height185 cm190 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)8114
Ranking points (entering)5812,215
Elo (entering)1,6881,783
Current career W-L157–125339–184
Current career earnings$3,216,150$14,807,000
Pre-match H2H

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Larsson #275-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 10-8WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Nicolas Escude's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Richey Reneberg #701-6 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32

Gustavo Kuerten's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jacobo Diaz #1206-3 3-6 6-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128