R32 Japan Open 1998

Byron Black #67 def. Lars Burgsmuller #128

6-4 6-2

Byron Black defeated Lars Burgsmuller 6-4 6-2 in the 1998 Japan Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatByron BlackLars Burgsmuller
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
64
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
05
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
63.0%62.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
72.4%56.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
52.9%24.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
40.0%60.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
65.2%43.9%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
40.0%60.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
56.1%34.8%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.8%40.2%
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.
+3.3-18.0
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.
+18.0-3.3

* 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

FieldByron BlackLars Burgsmuller
Country ZIM GER
Birth dateOct 6, 1969Dec 6, 1975
Age2822
Height175 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)67128
Ranking points (entering)682363
Elo (entering)1,7561,581
Current career W-L240–23087–149
Current career earnings$5,159,775$1,887,164
Pre-match H2H
Byron Black #67 0 – 1 Lars Burgsmuller #128

Path

Byron Black's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jonathan Stark #1303-6 7-6(2) 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64

Byron Black's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Cristiano Caratti #1436-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataApr 17, 1998R16

Lars Burgsmuller's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Stefan Koubek #1496-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataApr 15, 1998R64