Feliciano Lopez vs Mikhail Youzhny — Dubai Semi-final

Dubai · ATP · Semi-final
ESP
Feliciano Lopez
44 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 March 2004
hard
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Lopez F.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Youzhny M.
Lopez F.
6462
Youzhny M.
4641

Feliciano Lopez defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Dubai semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Feliciano Lopez came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, defending last year's quarter-final. Feliciano Lopez extended the head-to-head to 5–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Feliciano Lopez edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

4–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-06StuttgartR32grassMikhail Youzhny7-6(3) 6-3
2014-10-05Shanghai MastersQFhardFeliciano Lopez5-7 6-4 6-4
2014-05-04Madrid MastersR32clayFeliciano Lopez3-6 6-3 6-4
2011-10-03BeijingR16hardMikhail Youzhny6-7(5) 6-2 7-5
2003-10-27Paris MastersR64hardFeliciano Lopez7-6(4) 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonR64grassFeliciano Lopez7-6(5) 6-3 6-2
2002-09-09TashkentR32hardMikhail Youzhny7-6(5) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Lopez F.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Lopez F.

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
Lopez F.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
57%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
78%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Even
65%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
11.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.2
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lopez F.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
93
Break points won·Dominant
2
41
Deciding sets·Even
65
68
Tiebreaks·Even
79
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CClear
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 45%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Lopez F.
4-66-16-2
Semi-finals
Lopez F.
Youzhny M.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Nieminen J.
7-676-2
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.
Ljubicic I.
6-47-64
Youzhny M.
Nadal R.
6-21-66-1
Nieminen J.
Schalken S.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Pavel A.
6-36-3
R16
Youzhny M.
Van Scheppingen D.
6-47-5
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
6-37-5
Nieminen J.
Carraz G.
7-636-3
Schalken S.
Santoro F.
5-76-46-4
Lopez F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
7-664-67-5
Federer R.
Robredo T.
6-36-4
Pavel A.
Zib T.
7-51-66-1
R32
Srichaphan P.
Hrbaty D.
4-3
Federer R.
Safin M.
7-627-64
Pavel A.
Ulihrach B.
6-12-67-5
Youzhny M.
Coria G.
4-66-36-4
Van Scheppingen D.
Ghareeb M.
7-653-67-66
Nadal R.
Mirnyi M.
6-37-66
Lopez F.
Davydenko N.
6-46-3
Schalken S.
Sargsian S.
6-36-1
Rochus O.
Philippoussis M.
6-27-68
Kohlschreiber P.
Schuettler R.
3-66-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Dellacqua M.
6-33-66-4
Santoro F.
Martin A.
6-36-776-4
Carraz G.
Awadhy O.
6-06-0
Nieminen J.
Nalbandian D.
6-36-4
Zib T.
Henman T.
6-43-67-64
Robredo T.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-4