Agassi d. Rafter 6-3, 6-4, 6-0
The match lasted 86 minutes.
Agassi never faced a break point. He won 16 of the last 20 games; and the last 8.
My count:
Agassi had 4 aces, no df's.
Rafter had 7 aces, 3 df's.
Agassi had 20 other unreturned serves; I judged 4 as service winners.
Rafter had 16 other unreturned serves; I didn't judge any as service winners.
Winners (note on my DVD, one point won by Agassi on Rafter's serve is missing; it was not a df).
Agassi hit 25 winners apart from serves: 9 FH, 13 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 overhead.
Rafter hit 22 winners apart from serves: 3 FH, 2 BH, 6 FHV, 7 BHV, 4 overheads.
Agassi returned Rafter’s second serve 10 times with clean winners, 7 times off the backhand. He also returned Rafter’s first serve with two forehand winners. All of these winners were passes. He had 9 additional passing shots, six from the backhand.
Rafter had one backhand return winner, off Agassi’s second serve. It was not a passing shot. He had only two passes, one from each side.
Neither player made a lob winner.
Errors
Per the Kansas City Star, Agassi made 3 unforced errors. The LA Times had Rafter at 29 unforced errors.
After 14 games, per ESPN, Agassi stood at 18 winners and 1 unforced error; Rafter was at 19 winners and 18 unforced errors.
The match lasted 86 minutes.
Agassi never faced a break point. He won 16 of the last 20 games; and the last 8.
My count:
Agassi had 4 aces, no df's.
Rafter had 7 aces, 3 df's.
Agassi had 20 other unreturned serves; I judged 4 as service winners.
Rafter had 16 other unreturned serves; I didn't judge any as service winners.
Winners (note on my DVD, one point won by Agassi on Rafter's serve is missing; it was not a df).
Agassi hit 25 winners apart from serves: 9 FH, 13 BH, 1 FHV, 1 BHV, 1 overhead.
Rafter hit 22 winners apart from serves: 3 FH, 2 BH, 6 FHV, 7 BHV, 4 overheads.
Agassi returned Rafter’s second serve 10 times with clean winners, 7 times off the backhand. He also returned Rafter’s first serve with two forehand winners. All of these winners were passes. He had 9 additional passing shots, six from the backhand.
Rafter had one backhand return winner, off Agassi’s second serve. It was not a passing shot. He had only two passes, one from each side.
Neither player made a lob winner.
Errors
Per the Kansas City Star, Agassi made 3 unforced errors. The LA Times had Rafter at 29 unforced errors.
After 14 games, per ESPN, Agassi stood at 18 winners and 1 unforced error; Rafter was at 19 winners and 18 unforced errors.
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