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Patrick Rafter #6 def. T. Nydahl #109

7-6(3) 6-2 7-6(3)

Match Information

Date	Jun 26, 1998*
Tournament	Wimbledon
Category	Grand Slam
Surface	Grass
Round	R64
Winner	Patrick Rafter
Score	7-6(3) 6-2 7-6(3)
Loser	T. Nydahl
Duration	2h 4m

Stat	Patrick Rafter	T. Nydahl
Aces	14	2
Double faults	7	4
First serve %	71	72
First serve points won %	80	67
Second serve points won %	44	39
Break points saved %	60	33
Break points converted %	67	40
Service points won %	69	59
Return points won %	41	31
Total points won %	56	44

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Patrick Rafter	T. Nydahl
Country	AUS	SWE
Birth date	Dec 28, 1972	Mar 21, 1968
Age	25	30
Height	185	185
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	—	—
Ranking (entering)	6	109
Ranking points (entering)	2,852	466
Elo (entering)	1,890	1,518
Career W-L	332–177	35–62
Career earnings	$11,133,128	$671,903

Pre-match H2H

Patrick Rafter 0 – 0 T. Nydahl

Path

Patrick Rafter's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998	R128	Ivo Heuberger	6-1 6-2 4-6 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Patrick Rafter's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 28, 1998	R32	Magnus Gustafsson	6-3 6-7(7) 6-2 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

T. Nydahl's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jun 24, 1998	R128	Hernan Gumy	7-5 6-2 7-6(4)	W	H2H	Match data