Nicolas Kiefer vs Alexander Popp — Halle Quarter-final

Halle · ATP · Quarter-final
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2002
grass
GER
Alexander Popp
49 yrs · 201 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
Kiefer N.
7-5 6-4
Popp A.
Kiefer N.
762
Popp A.
54–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Alexander Popp 7-5 6-4 in the Halle quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-10-10MoscowR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Popp A.

Popp A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

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
Kiefer N.Popp A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
4.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
15°COvercast
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 80%

Draw

Final
Kafelnikov Y.
Kiefer N.
2-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Kiefer N.
Federer R.
4-66-46-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Carlsen K.
4-66-36-3
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Johansson T.
7-636-3
Kiefer N.
Popp A.
7-56-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Ulihrach B.
5-76-36-4
R16
Kiefer N.
Sampras P.
6-36-4
Federer R.
Prinosil D.
6-26-4
Ulihrach B.
Schuettler R.
6-26-727-5
Kafelnikov Y.
Saulnier C.
6-37-5
Johansson T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Carlsen K.
Kratochvil M.
3-66-46-4
Popp A.
Koubek S.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Pavel A.
6-46-0
R32
Ulihrach B.
Savolt A.
6-4
Saulnier C.
Heuberger I.
4-1
Kiefer N.
Burgsmuller L.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Dreekmann H.
6-756-36-4
Koubek S.
Moya C.
6-36-3
Prinosil D.
Norman D.
7-656-3
Pavel A.
Stepanek R.
7-656-4
Youzhny M.
Santoro F.
6-07-65
Popp A.
Sabau R.
7-56-3
Sampras P.
Stoliarov A.
4-66-36-4
Johansson T.
Pretzsch A.
7-646-0
Ljubicic I.
Sanguinetti D.
5-77-656-2
Carlsen K.
Arazi H.
6-14-66-1
Kratochvil M.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-26-4
Kafelnikov Y.
Bjorkman J.
7-646-2
Schuettler R.
Novak J.
6-36-2