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Alberto Berasategui #25 def. Andrei Medvedev #24

6-4 7-6(1) 6-4

Match Information

Date Jan 23, 1998*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR64
Winner Alberto Berasategui
Score6-4 7-6(1) 6-4
Loser Andrei Medvedev
Duration1h 52m
StatAlberto BerasateguiAndrei Medvedev
Aces14
Double faults107
First serve %6553
First serve points won %6763
Second serve points won %2533
Break points saved %4547
Break points converted %5355
Service points won %5249
Return points won %5148
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAlberto BerasateguiAndrei Medvedev
Country ESP UKR
Birth dateJun 28, 1973Aug 31, 1974
Age2423
Height173193
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2524
Ranking points (entering)1,4271,437
Elo (entering)1,7651,809
Career W-L276–195303–211
Career earnings$4,676,187$6,721,598
Pre-match H2H
Alberto Berasategui 0 5 Andrei Medvedev

Path

Alberto Berasategui's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1998R128 Karsten Braasch 3-6 6-3 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Alberto Berasategui's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 25, 1998R32 Patrick Rafter 6-7(2) 7-6(7) 6-2 7-6(4)WH2HMatch data

Andrei Medvedev's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 21, 1998R128 Luke Smith 6-2 6-0 6-2WH2HMatch data