Paul Henri Mathieu vs Stefan Koubek — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 September 2003
clay
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
6-2 6-3
Koubek S.
Mathieu P.
662
Koubek S.
23–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Stefan Koubek 6-2 6-3 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Koubek came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-01-14Australian OpenR32hardPaul Henri Mathieu4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6
2004-08-09SopotR32clayStefan Koubek3-6 6-1 6-3
2000-10-16ToulouseR32hardStefan Koubek6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Koubek S.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Serve advantage — Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Koubek S.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.4
3.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Koubek S.
Clutch Rating·Even
44
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
71
Break points won·Clear edge
31
54
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
49
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
37
50

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Sanchez D.
Massu N.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Sanchez D.
Acasuso J.
6-747-666-3
Massu N.
Sabau R.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Acasuso J.
Van Lottum J.
4-66-26-3
Sanchez D.
Mathieu P.
6-43-66-3
Sabau R.
Sargsian S.
2-66-36-4
Massu N.
Hanescu V.
6-46-1
R16
Acasuso J.
Andreev I.
6-24-66-2
Sanchez D.
Melzer J.
7-626-4
Van Lottum J.
Blanco G.
6-17-66
Massu N.
Cermak F.
6-36-3
Hanescu V.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Sargsian S.
Moldovan I.
7-56-1
Sabau R.
Martin A.
6-40-66-4
Mathieu P.
Portas A.
6-26-1
R32
Mathieu P.
Koubek S.
6-26-3
Van Lottum J.
Montanes A.
3-66-26-0
Blanco G.
Ferrer D.
6-26-3
Sanchez D.
Corretja A.
6-26-3
Melzer J.
Beck K.
4-66-17-69
Andreev I.
Davydenko N.
7-56-716-0
Acasuso J.
Seppi A.
2-66-36-4
Portas A.
Moraru G.
6-36-1
Massu N.
Horna L.
7-646-3
Cermak F.
Burgsmuller L.
6-736-46-2
Hanescu V.
Waske A.
4-66-47-67
Rochus C.
Vicente F.
6-36-0
Sargsian S.
Squillari F.
6-26-2
Moldovan I.
Behrend T.
6-46-1
Sabau R.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-1
Martin A.
Mutis O.
6-36-2