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
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
120
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
48
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
57.0%54.1%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.9%68.3%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
56.5%37.3%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
66.7%42.9%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
73.8%54.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
57.1%33.3%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
45.9%26.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
59.6%40.4%
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.
+11.9-7.9
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.
+7.9-11.9

* 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

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