Nicolas Kiefer vs Radek Stepanek — Halle Quarter-final

Halle · ATP · Quarter-final
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 June 2003
grass
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Kiefer N.
7-5 6-3
Stepanek R.
Kiefer N.
762
Stepanek R.
53–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Radek Stepanek 7-5 6-3 in the Halle quarter-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's final. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-29US OpenR64hardNicolas Kiefer4-6 4-6 6-4 6-3 6-3
2004-05-17DusseldorfRRclayNicolas Kiefer7-6(4) 6-3
2002-04-29MunichR16clayRadek Stepanek6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving84% hold

wins 66% 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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.5
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
92
Break points won·Clear edge
58
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
68
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
17°COvercast
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Kiefer N.
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Kiefer N.
Clement A.
4-67-646-4
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
4-67-646-2
Quarter-finals
Clement A.
Kucera K.
7-56-757-66
Federer R.
El Aynaoui Y.
7-57-63
Youzhny M.
Novak J.
6-46-4
Kiefer N.
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
R16
Novak J.
Koubek S.
6-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-3
Kucera K.
Santoro F.
6-36-3
Clement A.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Bjorkman J.
6-47-5
Federer R.
Vicente F.
4-66-26-1
Stepanek R.
Schuettler R.
6-46-766-3
Kiefer N.
Lopez F.
6-13-67-5
R32
El Aynaoui Y.
Koderisch C.
6-16-2
Schuettler R.
Carlsen K.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Rochus O.
6-36-0
Koubek S.
Allegro Y.
6-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Abel M.
6-36-4
Clement A.
Niemeyer F.
6-36-0
Ljubicic I.
Prinosil D.
7-656-2
Lopez F.
Davydenko N.
7-656-3
Kucera K.
Kafelnikov Y.
6-16-787-65
Federer R.
Sargsian S.
7-56-1
Burgsmuller L.
Scherrer J.
6-45-76-4
Vicente F.
Lee H.
6-46-0
Stepanek R.
Escude N.
3-66-33-0
Youzhny M.
Mathieu P.
1-66-15-2
Santoro F.
Vahaly B.
6-24-66-3
Novak J.
Dreekmann H.
6-26-4