Ivo Karlovic vs Byron BlackChennai Round of 32

Chennai · ATP · Round of 32
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 December 2001
hard
56 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 6-3
Black B.
Karlovic I.
7762
Black B.
623

Ivo Karlovic defeated Byron Black 7-6 6-3 in the Chennai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Byron Black came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Black B.

Black B.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
65%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
59%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
2.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw