Sebastien Grosjean vs Ivo Karlovic — Tokyo Round of 32

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Sebastien Grosjean
48 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLWLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Grosjean S.
6-3 7-6
Karlovic I.
Grosjean S.
67102
Karlovic I.
368–

Sebastien Grosjean defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-3 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Sebastien Grosjean claimed a first win over Ivo Karlovic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-04-20Monte Carlo MastersR64clayIvo Karlovic4-6 6-4 4-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Grosjean S.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Grosjean S.

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
Grosjean S.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
55%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
39%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.2
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.8
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Grosjean S.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
75
98
Break points won·Dominant
56
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°COvercast
Wind 20 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Schuettler R.
Grosjean S.
7-656-2
Semi-finals
Grosjean S.
Srichaphan P.
4-66-36-4
Schuettler R.
Saulnier C.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Saulnier C.
Philippoussis M.
5-2
Schuettler R.
Draper S.
6-36-3
Srichaphan P.
Lee H.
4-67-656-3
Grosjean S.
Gambill J.
6-37-64
R16
Schuettler R.
Kendrick R.
6-36-2
Draper S.
Kiefer N.
7-56-2
Saulnier C.
Novak J.
4-67-56-4
Philippoussis M.
Ancic M.
6-47-5
Lee H.
Carlsen K.
6-36-4
Srichaphan P.
Suzuki T.
6-27-63
Gambill J.
Kratochvil M.
6-37-5
Grosjean S.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-37-63
R32
Kendrick R.
Vahaly B.
6-23-66-4
Schuettler R.
Iwabuchi S.
6-06-4
Saulnier C.
Burgsmuller L.
7-667-64
Novak J.
Phau B.
7-626-2
Draper S.
Taino E.
6-27-65
Kiefer N.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-57-67
Grosjean S.
Karlovic I.
6-37-68
Van Scheppingen D.
Carraz G.
7-51-67-5
Kratochvil M.
Van Lottum J.
6-26-3
Gambill J.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-4
Srichaphan P.
Norman D.
4-67-637-62
Suzuki T.
Moodie W.
6-17-63
Carlsen K.
Motomura G.
6-27-64
Lee H.
Verdasco F.
6-36-736-3
Philippoussis M.
Browne F.
6-46-3
Ancic M.
Iwami T.
6-27-5
R64
Phau B.
Salzenstein J.
6-717-647-63
Draper S.
Vacek J.
6-37-64
Bogomolov Jr A.
Heuberger I.
6-27-61
Iwabuchi S.
Mamiit C.
7-646-2
Kendrick R.
Arthurs W.
7-636-4
Saulnier C.
Gimelstob J.
7-653-66-1
Iwami T.
Eschauer W.
6-06-4
Browne F.
Terachi T.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Weiner G.
6-46-2
Motomura G.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-06-3
Suzuki T.
Waske A.
7-656-3
Norman D.
Bastl G.
7-56-4
Ulihrach B.
Miranda I.
2-66-46-4
Kratochvil M.
Berdych T.
7-624-66-3
Van Scheppingen D.
Vinciguerra A.
4-66-46-1
Karlovic I.
Soderling R.
6-46-4