Nicolas Kiefer vs Vincent Spadea — Los Angeles Quarter-final

Los Angeles · ATP · Quarter-final
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2003
hard
USA
Vincent Spadea
51 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLWL
Kiefer N.
1-6 7-5 6-3
Spadea V.
Kiefer N.
1762
Spadea V.
6531

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Vincent Spadea 1-6 7-5 6-3 in the Los Angeles quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vincent Spadea came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32, but Nicolas Kiefer had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-08-27US OpenR128hardNicolas Kiefer6-2 7-6(1) 6-3
2004-03-01ScottsdaleFhardVincent Spadea7-5 6-7(5) 6-3
2003-03-10Indian Wells MastersR32hardVincent Spadea6-3 6-2
1998-01-05AdelaideR32hardVincent Spadea6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Spadea V.

Spadea V.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Serve advantage — Kiefer N.

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.Spadea V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.3
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Spadea V.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
75
Break points won·Clear edge
58
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
46

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

Draw

Final
Ferreira W.
Hewitt L.
6-34-67-5
Semi-finals
Ferreira W.
Philippoussis M.
6-47-5
Hewitt L.
Kiefer N.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kiefer N.
Spadea V.
1-67-56-3
Hewitt L.
Carlsen K.
6-736-46-3
Philippoussis M.
Kuerten G.
6-33-67-65
Ferreira W.
Grosjean S.
7-646-746-2
R16
Hewitt L.
Joyce M.
6-36-0
Kiefer N.
Schalken S.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Vacek J.
7-52-66-2
Carlsen K.
Amritraj P.
6-46-2
Philippoussis M.
Chang M.
6-26-4
Kuerten G.
Taino E.
6-37-65
Ferreira W.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-616-3
Grosjean S.
Ginepri R.
6-26-3
R32
Ferreira W.
Yim R.
6-46-4
Amritraj P.
Safin M.
5-3
Kuerten G.
Niemeyer F.
3-67-626-4
Taino E.
Lee H.
3-67-656-2
Chang M.
Fleishman Z.
6-16-1
Philippoussis M.
Kennedy A.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-3
Vacek J.
Kim K.
2-66-16-4
Kiefer N.
Thomann N.
6-16-4
Schalken S.
Golovanov D.
6-46-4
Carlsen K.
Reynolds B.
6-24-67-63
Joyce M.
Gambill J.
7-652-67-64
Hewitt L.
Mamiit C.
6-07-5
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
4-67-56-3
Ginepri R.
Ilie A.
6-16-1
Bogomolov Jr A.
Mello R.
6-36-2