Rainer Schuettler vs Cyril Saulnier — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2003
hard
FRA
Cyril Saulnier
50 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLW
Schuettler R.
6-3 6-2
Saulnier C.
Schuettler R.
662
Saulnier C.
32–

Rainer Schuettler defeated Cyril Saulnier 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cyril Saulnier came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Rainer Schuettler claimed a first win over Cyril Saulnier in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2000-02-21LondonR32carpetCyril Saulnier6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Schuettler R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Saulnier C.

Saulnier C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

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
Schuettler R.Saulnier C.
1st serve in·Even
60%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.5
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 137). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

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