Ivo Karlovic vs Nicolas Kiefer — Shanghai Round of 16

Shanghai · ATP · Round of 16
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2003
carpet
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
Karlovic I.
6-1 7-6
Kiefer N.
Karlovic I.
6772
Kiefer N.
165–

Ivo Karlovic defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-1 7-6 in the Shanghai round of 16 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Nicolas Kiefer in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-10-26Paris MastersR64hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 7-5
2007-10-15Madrid MastersR16clayNicolas Kiefer7-6(5) 7-6(3)
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-3 6-4
2004-07-19IndianapolisR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-0 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
65%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Clear edge
27%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
7.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Kiefer N.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
59
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
81
Break points won·Dominant
0
58
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
61
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
68

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

Draw

Final
Philippoussis M.
Novak J.
6-26-1
Semi-finals
Philippoussis M.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Novak J.
Arthurs W.
6-776-36-2
Quarter-finals
Novak J.
Norman M.
2-1
Soderling R.
Draper S.
6-727-637-61
Philippoussis M.
Canas G.
6-37-64
Arthurs W.
Karlovic I.
6-43-67-62
R16
Draper S.
Verkerk M.
6-741-0
Canas G.
Taino E.
6-716-47-63
Norman M.
Verdasco F.
7-57-65
Philippoussis M.
Salzenstein J.
6-17-5
Soderling R.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Arthurs W.
Suzuki T.
6-16-2
Novak J.
Kendrick R.
6-736-16-2
Karlovic I.
Kiefer N.
6-17-65
R32
Canas G.
Kim A.
7-687-60
Kendrick R.
Phau B.
6-747-637-65
Gimelstob J.
Waske A.
6-37-64
Norman M.
Zhu B.
6-36-4
Arthurs W.
Luczak P.
5-76-46-2
Suzuki T.
Burgsmuller L.
6-46-1
Karlovic I.
Mamiit C.
6-736-27-65
Kiefer N.
Enqvist T.
1-66-36-3
Taino E.
Lee H.
6-37-64
Salzenstein J.
Heuberger I.
6-37-63
Philippoussis M.
Vinciguerra A.
6-47-62
Soderling R.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-0
Draper S.
Browne F.
6-36-4
Verkerk M.
Zeng S.
6-26-3
Verdasco F.
Vacek J.
6-46-2
Novak J.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-27-66