Nicolas Escude #81 def. Nicolas Kiefer #29

4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2

Nicolas Escude defeated Nicolas Kiefer 4-6 3-6 6-4 6-1 6-2 in the 1998 Australian Open quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 30, 1998*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1998
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: QF
Duration: 2h 23m

Match Statistics

Stat	Nicolas Escude	Nicolas Kiefer
Aces	6	15
Double faults	1	11
First serve %	74	65
First serve points won %	68	73
Second serve points won %	51	25
Break points saved %	58	50
Break points converted %	50	42
Service points won %	63	56
Return points won %	44	37
Total points won %	53	47

Player Comparison

Field	Nicolas Escude	Nicolas Kiefer
Country	FRA	GER
Birth date	Apr 3, 1976	Jul 5, 1977
Age	21	20
Height	185 cm	183 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	81	29
Ranking points (entering)	581	1,249
Elo (entering)	1,772	1,844
Current career W-L	157–125	347–255
Current career earnings	$3,216,150	$7,480,465

Pre-match H2H

Nicolas Escude #81 0 – 0 Nicolas Kiefer #29

Path

Nicolas Escude's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Todd Woodbridge #33	7-6(4) 6-3 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1998	R16
Richey Reneberg #70	1-6 6-7(0) 6-2 7-5 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1998	R32
Gustavo Kuerten #14	5-7 6-3 6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1998	R64
Magnus Larsson #27	5-7 4-6 7-5 6-1 10-8	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998	R128

Nicolas Escude's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #8	1-6 3-6 2-6	L	H2H	Match data	Feb 1, 1998	SF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Guillaume Raoux #46	6-3 6-4 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 28, 1998	R16
Jerome Golmard #101	7-5 4-0 (ret.)	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 25, 1998	R32
David Wheaton #148	2-6 1-6 6-2 7-6(3) 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 23, 1998	R64
Mark Draper #418	6-4 6-4 6-0	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 21, 1998	R128