R16 Long Island 1998

Greg Rusedski #6 def. Fernando Meligeni #48

6-2 7-6(6)

Greg Rusedski defeated Fernando Meligeni 6-2 7-6(6) in the 1998 Long Island round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatGreg RusedskiFernando Meligeni
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
70
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
36
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
61.3%54.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
86.8%80.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
58.3%45.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
100.0%71.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.8%64.4%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
28.6%0.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
35.6%24.2%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
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.
+13.9+2.4
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.
-2.4-13.9

* 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

FieldGreg RusedskiFernando Meligeni
Country GBR BRA
Birth dateSep 6, 1973Apr 12, 1971
Age2427
Height193 cm180 cm
HandednessLeft-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)648
Ranking points (entering)2,619881
Elo (entering)1,8111,738
Current career W-L417–278189–201
Current career earnings$8,944,841$2,555,367
Pre-match H2H

Path

Greg Rusedski's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Magnus Norman #376-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32

Greg Rusedski's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Daniel Vacek #446-2 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 29, 1998QF

Fernando Meligeni's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Guillaume Raoux #456-7(2) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 27, 1998R32