Michael Russell vs Radek Stepanek — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · ATP · Round of 32
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 January 2003
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Russell M.
7-6 6-4
Stepanek R.
Russell M.
7762
Stepanek R.
644–

Michael Russell defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6 6-4 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Michael Russell claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-24DubaiR32hardRadek Stepanek5-7 6-3 6-1
2010-11-07Paris MastersR64hardRadek Stepanek6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Russell M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Serve advantage — Stepanek R.

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
Russell M.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Russell M.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
64
Break points saved·Dominant
63
92
Break points won·Slight edge
31
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
54
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
74

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
Weather
20°CDrizzle
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 89%

Draw

Final
Kuerten G.
Hrbaty D.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Kuerten G.
Zabaleta M.
6-36-3
Hrbaty D.
Mantilla F.
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Zabaleta M.
Koubek S.
6-26-1
Mantilla F.
Novak J.
6-756-27-63
Hrbaty D.
Ferrer D.
7-56-3
Kuerten G.
Coria G.
7-54-66-2
R16
Kuerten G.
Russell M.
4-66-46-2
Zabaleta M.
Spadea V.
6-46-3
Koubek S.
Sluiter R.
6-33-66-1
Hrbaty D.
Gambill J.
6-36-767-64
Ferrer D.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-3
Mantilla F.
Carlsen K.
6-46-4
Novak J.
Ginepri R.
1-67-666-3
Coria G.
Vicente F.
6-26-2
R32
Gambill J.
Kratochvil M.
6-16-3
Hrbaty D.
Rea S.
6-46-2
Ferrer D.
Martin A.
6-36-2
Gonzalez F.
Lopez F.
3-67-656-2
Mantilla F.
Acasuso J.
6-37-5
Novak J.
Kendrick R.
6-26-3
Carlsen K.
Sa A.
6-777-56-4
Ginepri R.
Calleri A.
7-657-5
Sluiter R.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-3
Koubek S.
Nielsen M.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Dupuis A.
6-36-4
Zabaleta M.
Nalbandian D.
2-67-636-3
Russell M.
Stepanek R.
7-646-4
Kuerten G.
Verkerk M.
7-656-4
Vicente F.
Horna L.
3-67-656-2
Coria G.
Sanchez D.
2-66-26-4