R32 US Open 1998

Mark Philippoussis #22 def. Lucas Arnold Ker #96

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

Mark Philippoussis defeated Lucas Arnold Ker 7-6(5) 6-3 6-3 in the 1998 US Open round of 32 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatMark PhilippoussisLucas Arnold Ker
Aces120
Double faults48
First serve %57.0%54.0%
First serve points won %87.0%68.0%
Second serve points won %57.0%37.0%
Break points saved %67.0%43.0%
Break points converted %57.0%33.0%
Service points won %74.0%54.0%
Return points won %46.0%26.0%
Total points won %60.0%40.0%

Player Comparison

FieldMark PhilippoussisLucas Arnold Ker
Country AUS ARG
Birth dateNov 7, 1976Oct 12, 1974
Age2123
Height196 cm180 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2296
Ranking points (entering)1,468521
Elo (entering)1,8501,633
Current career W-L291–19319–30
Current career earnings$6,987,402$1,745,936
Pre-match H2H

Path

Mark Philippoussis's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Sebastien Lareau #976-7(3) 6-3 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Christian Ruud #997-5 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128

Mark Philippoussis's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Tim Henman #137-5 0-6 6-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 9, 1998R16

Lucas Arnold Ker's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Bernd Karbacher #1557-5 3-6 6-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 4, 1998R64
Kenneth Carlsen #697-6(0) 6-4 4-6 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 2, 1998R128