R64 Australian Open 1998

Lionel Roux #62 def. Jan Apell #243

6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3

Lionel Roux defeated Jan Apell 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the 1998 Australian Open round of 64 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLionel RouxJan Apell
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1413
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
42
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.3%58.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.3%74.4%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.9%49.2%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
63.6%53.8%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.1%64.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
46.2%36.4%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.9%33.9%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.9%48.1%
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.
+4.1+2.1
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.
-2.1-4.1

* 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

FieldLionel RouxJan Apell
Country FRA SWE
Birth dateApr 12, 1973Nov 4, 1969
Age2428
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)62243
Ranking points (entering)721167
Elo (entering)1,6721,648
Current career W-L76–11644–67
Current career earnings$1,255,648$1,404,957
Pre-match H2H
Lionel Roux #62 0 – 0 Jan Apell #243

Path

Lionel Roux's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tomas Nydahl #836-3 7-6(5) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128

Lionel Roux's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Karim Alami #597-6(2) 6-2 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 25, 1998R32

Jan Apell's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Muster #106-4 7-6(5) 7-5WH2HMatch dataJan 21, 1998R128