Ivo Karlovic vs Andrei Pavel — Athens Olympics Round of 64

Athens Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2004
hard
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Andrei Pavel
52 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-4 6-7 6-2
Pavel A.
Karlovic I.
661062
Pavel A.
471221

Ivo Karlovic defeated Andrei Pavel 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Athens Olympics round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrei Pavel came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Andrei Pavel in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2004-03-08Indian Wells MastersR128hardAndrei Pavel7-6(10) 6-7(4) 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Pavel A.

Pavel A.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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.Pavel A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 164). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Pavel A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
40
Break points saved·Dominant
98
66
Break points won·Dominant
0
48
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
51

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

Draw

Final
Massu N.
Fish M.
6-33-62-66-36-4
Bronze
Gonzalez F.
Dent T.
6-42-616-14
Semi-finals
Massu N.
Dent T.
7-656-1
Fish M.
Gonzalez F.
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Grosjean S.
6-22-66-4
Fish M.
Youzhny M.
6-36-4
Massu N.
Moya C.
6-27-5
Dent T.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
R16
Massu N.
Andreev I.
6-36-746-4
Moya C.
Karlovic I.
4-67-636-4
Dent T.
Ljubicic I.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Robredo T.
7-624-68-6
Youzhny M.
Kiefer N.
6-23-66-2
Grosjean S.
Lopez F.
6-746-46-0
Gonzalez F.
Roddick A.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Mirnyi M.
6-34-66-1
R32
Lopez F.
Safin M.
7-646-3
Youzhny M.
Novak J.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Johansson J.
7-636-4
Andreev I.
Calleri A.
W/O
Fish M.
Ferrero J.
4-67-656-4
Mirnyi M.
Nieminen J.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Baghdatis M.
6-23-66-3
Roddick A.
Haas T.
4-66-39-7
Gonzalez F.
Lee H.
7-56-2
Dent T.
Hrbaty D.
7-646-3
Moya C.
Rochus O.
6-07-63
Karlovic I.
Clement A.
7-644-66-4
Massu N.
Spadea V.
7-636-2
Grosjean S.
Arthurs W.
7-626-3
Berdych T.
Federer R.
4-67-57-5
Robredo T.
Santoro F.
1-66-36-4
R64
Youzhny M.
Malisse X.
6-26-2
Roddick A.
Saretta F.
6-37-64
Massu N.
Kuerten G.
6-35-76-4
Spadea V.
Melzer J.
6-06-1
Fish M.
Bjorkman J.
7-671-0
Nieminen J.
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Mirnyi M.
Chela J.
3-67-606-4
Kiefer N.
Voltchkov V.
6-26-4
Novak J.
Henman T.
6-36-3
Grosjean S.
Horna L.
6-27-5
Arthurs W.
Hanescu V.
6-47-64
Lopez F.
Soderling R.
6-33-66-4
Safin M.
Kucera K.
6-06-4
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
6-35-76-1
Berdych T.
Mayer F.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Volandri F.
6-26-1
Robredo T.
Ouahab L.
6-36-4
Johansson J.
Srichaphan P.
6-26-3
Ljubicic I.
Sargsian S.
6-36-4
Hrbaty D.
El Aynaoui Y.
6-36-4
Dent T.
Niemeyer F.
6-23-66-4
Moya C.
Enqvist T.
7-676-789-7
Rochus O.
Philippoussis M.
3-66-06-1
Clement A.
Lapentti N.
7-656-2
Karlovic I.
Pavel A.
6-46-7106-2
Gonzalez F.
Economidis K.
7-666-2
Baghdatis M.
Carraz G.
5-77-657-5
Ferrero J.
Arazi H.
6-36-1
Andreev I.
Schuettler R.
6-757-626-2
Calleri A.
Beck K.
2-66-38-6
Lee H.
Zabaleta M.
4-66-36-2
Haas T.
Ancic M.
6-17-5