R64 Italian Open 1998

Richard Krajicek #11 def. Mark Philippoussis #22

5-7 7-6(4) 6-1

Richard Krajicek defeated Mark Philippoussis 5-7 7-6(4) 6-1 in the 1998 Italian Open round of 64 on clay courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatRichard KrajicekMark Philippoussis
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
225
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
32
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
66.3%39.2%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
79.4%80.6%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
46.9%62.5%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%40.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.4%69.6%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
60.0%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
30.4%31.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
51.1%48.9%
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.
+6.5+7.7
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.
-7.7-6.5

* 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

FieldRichard KrajicekMark Philippoussis
Country NED AUS
Birth dateDec 6, 1971Nov 7, 1976
Age2621
Height196 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1122
Ranking points (entering)2,1481,594
Elo (entering)1,9481,809
Current career W-L408–207291–193
Current career earnings$10,077,425$6,987,402
Pre-match H2H

No prior-path match data is available for this tournament stage.