Nicolas Kiefer vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Long Island Round of 32

Long Island · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2003
hard
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
Kiefer N.
4-6 7-6 6-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
47762
Mathieu P.
66431

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Long Island round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in defending last year's quarter-final. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

2–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-11Beijing OlympicsR16hardPaul Henri Mathieu6-3 7-5
2008-05-11Hamburg MastersR64clayNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-4
2007-09-24MumbaiR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-3
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(5) 4-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Even
53%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
88
Break points won·Dominant
58
31
Deciding sets·Slight edge
61
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
37

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

Draw

Final
Srichaphan P.
Blake J.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Blake J.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-1
Srichaphan P.
Kiefer N.
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Blake J.
Nieminen J.
4-66-26-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Kuerten G.
7-646-4
Srichaphan P.
Morrison J.
6-46-3
Kiefer N.
Chela J.
6-13-0
R16
Srichaphan P.
Sargsian S.
6-36-4
Morrison J.
Youzhny M.
7-676-3
Chela J.
Rochus O.
7-636-1
Blake J.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Saretta F.
6-36-1
El Aynaoui Y.
De Voest R.
7-633-0
Kuerten G.
Beck K.
7-56-3
Nieminen J.
Calleri A.
6-16-4
R32
Nieminen J.
Lopez F.
6-31-1
Saretta F.
Costa A.
3-0
Youzhny M.
Mantilla F.
6-26-1
Morrison J.
Clement A.
6-46-4
De Voest R.
Chang M.
6-26-3
Kuerten G.
Hrbaty D.
6-47-63
Beck K.
Sanchez D.
2-66-46-3
El Aynaoui Y.
Verdasco F.
6-746-46-0
Robredo T.
Acasuso J.
2-66-37-5
Blake J.
Bjorkman J.
6-17-64
Calleri A.
Gambill J.
6-47-5
Kiefer N.
Mathieu P.
4-67-646-3
Srichaphan P.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Sargsian S.
Corretja A.
7-56-2
Rochus O.
Vicente F.
7-656-1
Chela J.
Gonzalez F.
4-67-686-0