SF Long Island 1998

Patrick Rafter #3 def. Greg Rusedski #6

6-4 7-5

Patrick Rafter defeated Greg Rusedski 6-4 7-5 in the 1998 Long Island semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPatrick RafterGreg Rusedski
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
79
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
70.8%50.7%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
80.4%76.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
63.2%51.4%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.4%64.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
36.0%24.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.3%45.7%
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.
+13.4+2.0
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.
-2.0-13.4

* 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

FieldPatrick RafterGreg Rusedski
Country AUS GBR
Birth dateDec 28, 1972Sep 6, 1973
Age2524
Height185 cm193 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)36
Ranking points (entering)3,4052,619
Elo (entering)2,0001,837
Current career W-L333–178417–278
Current career earnings$11,133,128$8,944,841
Pre-match H2H

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Nicolas Escude #406-3 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1998QF
Martin Damm Sr 6-4 6-3WMatch dataAug 28, 1998R16
Javier Sanchez #1016-2 4-6 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32

Patrick Rafter's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Felix Mantilla #197-6(3) 6-2WH2HMatch dataAug 30, 1998F

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #446-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1998QF
Fernando Meligeni #486-2 7-6(6)WH2HMatch dataAug 28, 1998R16
Magnus Norman #376-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32