R64 Australian Open 1997

Andrei Medvedev #36 def. Michael Stich #20

4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7

Andrei Medvedev defeated Michael Stich 4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndrei MedvedevMichael Stich
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
79
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
27
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
60.9%55.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
67.9%65.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.0%44.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%68.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
61.7%56.3%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
31.6%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.7%38.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
52.2%47.8%
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.
-0.2-5.6
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.
+5.6+0.2

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 1997 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndrei MedvedevMichael Stich
Country UKR GER
Birth dateAug 31, 1974Oct 18, 1968
Age2228
Height193 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)3620
Ranking points (entering)1,1141,491
Elo (entering)1,7681,823
Current career W-L303–211351–163
Current career earnings$6,721,598$12,595,128
Pre-match H2H
Andrei Medvedev #36 0 – 3 Michael Stich #20

Path

Andrei Medvedev's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thierry Champion #1067-5 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128

Andrei Medvedev's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dennis van Scheppingen #1096-1 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 19, 1997R32

Michael Stich's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Patrik Fredriksson #846-3 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 1997R128