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Mark Philippoussis #22 def. L. Arnold Ker #96

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

Match Information

Date Sep 6, 1998*
Tournament US Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Mark Philippoussis
Score7-6(5) 6-3 6-3
Loser L. Arnold Ker
StatMark PhilippoussisL. Arnold Ker
Aces120
Double faults48
First serve %5754
First serve points won %8768
Second serve points won %5737
Break points saved %6743
Break points converted %5733
Service points won %7454
Return points won %4626
Total points won %6040

Pre-match Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisL. Arnold Ker
Country AUS ARG
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Oct 12, 1974
Age2123
Height196180
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style
Ranking (entering)2296
Ranking points (entering)1,468521
Elo (entering)1,8481,634
Career W-L287–19019–30
Career earnings$6,987,402$1,745,936
Pre-match H2H
Mark Philippoussis 0 0 L. Arnold Ker

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1998R64 S. Lareau 6-7(3) 6-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1998R128 Christian Ruud 7-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch data

Mark Philippoussis's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 9, 1998R16 Tim Henman 7-5 0-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch data

L. Arnold Ker's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Sep 4, 1998R64 Bernd Karbacher 7-5 3-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch data
Sep 2, 1998R128 Kenneth Carlsen 7-6(0) 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch data