Ivo Karlovic vs Michal Mertinak | Ivo Karlovic Wins 3-6 7-6 6-4

UMPIRY

US OpenQ64QualifyingHardMon 25 AugFinal

Ivo KarlovicCRO

Michal MertinakSVK

SetsGames2

37⁷6

66⁵4

Ivo Karlovic defeated Michal Mertinak 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the US Open qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michal Mertinak came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Michal Mertinak in two meetings, levelling the head-to-head at 1–1.

Key context

Match story: Ivo Karlovic dropped the opening set before beating Michal Mertinak 3–6 7–6 6–4.

How the match was decided

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Karlovic I. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

1 shared · last 12 months

Karlovic I. and Mertinak M. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Karlovic I. went 0–1 (0%) against them, Mertinak M. 1–0 (100%).

0–10%Karlovic I.Record vs common opponents1–0100%Mertinak M.

Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines

0–2Sets3–0

11–14Games21–17

0–1Tiebreaks2–0

Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

vs Peya A.Hard to compareL6-7(5) 5-7US Open · hardW7-6(1) 7-5 7-6(6)Wimbledon · grass

Head-to-head

2 meetings · level 1–1

Hard: Karlovic I. leads 1–0 · Clay: Mertinak M. leads 1–0

Karlovic I.August 2003US OpenThis matchHard3-6 7-6(5) 6-4
Mertinak M.May 2003Hungary F2Clay7-6(12) 6-2

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match

Karlovic I.Mertinak M.1 813ELO1 5971 716Hard ELO1 5265–5Last 105–524Age23208 cmHeight180 cmRightPlaysRight

Cite this

Ivo Karlovic beat Michal Mertinak 3-6 7-6(5) 6-4. Umpiry, "Ivo Karlovic vs Michal Mertinak — US Open Qualifying Round of 64", https://umpiry.com/match/2003-08-25/karlovic-vs-mertinak-us-open-q64?utm_source=cite (as of 25 August 2003).