Rainer Schuettler vs Mardy Fish — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003
hard
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Schuettler R.
7-6 6-4
Fish M.
Schuettler R.
7762
Fish M.
654–

Rainer Schuettler defeated Mardy Fish 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Rainer Schuettler claimed a first win over Mardy Fish in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-14HoustonR32clayMardy Fish7-6(4) 6-3
2004-06-07HalleSFgrassMardy Fish6-4 4-6 7-6(4)
2003-08-11Cincinnati MastersSFhardMardy Fish7-6(4) 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Schuettler R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

Serve advantage — Fish M.

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
Schuettler R.Fish M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
9.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Schuettler R.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
89
Break points won·Slight edge
50
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
32
72
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
63

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Lee H.
Ferrero J.
4-67-667-64
Semi-finals
Ferrero J.
Schuettler R.
3-66-36-2
Lee H.
Ferreira W.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Lee H.
Safin M.
W/O
Ferrero J.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-1
Ferreira W.
Squillari F.
6-06-4
Schuettler R.
Fish M.
7-656-4
R16
Srichaphan P.
Mirnyi M.
3-66-46-4
Ferrero J.
Youzhny M.
6-36-2
Lee H.
Roddick A.
7-657-5
Safin M.
Nieminen J.
3-66-16-2
Squillari F.
Davydenko N.
6-16-4
Ferreira W.
Chela J.
6-756-46-4
Schuettler R.
Gaudio G.
7-656-0
Fish M.
Moya C.
7-644-66-4
R32
Youzhny M.
Voinea A.
3-62-1
Fish M.
Krajicek R.
7-606-4
Squillari F.
Federer R.
6-26-3
Safin M.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Ferrero J.
Crabb J.
5-77-56-3
Mirnyi M.
Malisse X.
7-656-756-3
Srichaphan P.
Draper S.
6-43-66-1
Moya C.
Blake J.
6-36-766-3
Davydenko N.
Durek R.
6-36-4
Chela J.
Costa A.
7-646-1
Schuettler R.
Ljubicic I.
6-27-61
Nieminen J.
Luczak P.
6-03-67-5
Ferreira W.
Enqvist T.
6-26-4
Lee H.
Lapentti N.
6-26-0
Roddick A.
Robredo T.
6-26-2
Gaudio G.
Reid T.
6-756-27-5