R16 Australian Open 1997

Michael Chang #2 def. Andrei Medvedev #36

4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1

Michael Chang defeated Andrei Medvedev 4-6 6-2 6-2 6-1 in the 1997 Australian Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 22, 1997*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 1997
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R16
Duration: 2h 15m

Match Statistics

Stat	Michael Chang	Andrei Medvedev
Aces	6	5
Double faults	5	4
First serve %	47.0%	61.0%
First serve points won %	74.0%	67.0%
Second serve points won %	58.0%	37.0%
Break points saved %	86.0%	62.0%
Break points converted %	38.0%	14.0%
Service points won %	66.0%	55.0%
Return points won %	45.0%	34.0%
Total points won %	56.0%	44.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Michael Chang	Andrei Medvedev
Country	USA	UKR
Birth date	Feb 22, 1972	Aug 31, 1974
Age	24	22
Height	175 cm	193 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	2	36
Ranking points (entering)	3,597	1,114
Elo (entering)	2,024	1,806
Current career W-L	649–305	303–211
Current career earnings	$19,145,632	$6,721,598

Pre-match H2H

Michael Chang #2 3 – 1 Andrei Medvedev #36

Path

Michael Chang's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tim Henman #14	6-1 7-6(3) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Richey Reneberg #31	6-2 7-5 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Kris Goossens #131	6-0 6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128

Michael Chang's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Marcelo Rios #11	7-5 6-1 6-4	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 24, 1997	QF

Andrei Medvedev's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Dennis van Scheppingen #109	6-1 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 19, 1997	R32
Michael Stich #20	4-6 6-1 6-2 4-6 9-7	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 1997	R64
Thierry Champion #106	7-5 6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 1997	R128