Taylor Dent vs Lleyton Hewitt — Adelaide Quarter-final

Adelaide · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 January 2005
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Dent T.
7-6 6-3
Hewitt L.
Dent T.
7762
Hewitt L.
643–

Taylor Dent defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-6 6-3 in the Adelaide quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 5–0. Taylor Dent claimed a first win over Lleyton Hewitt in six meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 5–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Dent closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-08-29US OpenR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-3 3-6 6-7(2) 6-2 7-5
2005-06-20WimbledonR16grassLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4 6-7(7) 6-3
2003-03-03ScottsdaleSFhardLleyton Hewitt6-2 6-4
2001-08-13IndianapolisR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-2 7-6(3)
2001-06-25WimbledonR64grassLleyton Hewitt1-6 7-5 6-3 6-7(2) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Dent T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Dent T.

Even serve battle

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
Dent T.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.0
6.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dent T.Hewitt L.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
88
Break points won·Slight edge
48
57
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
71
Tiebreaks·Even
62
58

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
35°COvercast
Wind 34 km/hHumidity 35%

Draw

Final
Johansson J.
Dent T.
7-56-3
Semi-finals
Dent T.
Chela J.
6-16-1
Johansson J.
Rochus O.
6-17-65
Quarter-finals
Chela J.
Melzer J.
7-635-76-2
Rochus O.
Kiefer N.
6-747-667-5
Johansson J.
Enqvist T.
6-34-66-1
Dent T.
Hewitt L.
7-646-3
R16
Enqvist T.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Kiefer N.
Saulnier C.
6-46-3
Chela J.
Lisnard J.
7-57-5
Johansson J.
Malisse X.
6-746-37-62
Dent T.
Benneteau J.
4-66-16-2
Melzer J.
Delic A.
6-36-3
Hewitt L.
Calleri A.
6-16-4
Rochus O.
Stepanek R.
6-06-3
R32
Dent T.
Ginepri R.
6-12-66-2
Benneteau J.
Starace P.
6-36-4
Calleri A.
Nieminen J.
6-43-67-62
Hewitt L.
Clement A.
2-66-16-1
Stepanek R.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Rochus O.
Dupuis A.
3-66-36-1
Lisnard J.
De Chaunac S.
6-47-64
Enqvist T.
Sluiter R.
6-36-1
Malisse X.
Martin A.
6-27-61
Johansson J.
Kimmich M.
6-26-4
Saulnier C.
Baccanello P.
6-27-63
Chela J.
Sargsian S.
6-16-1
Melzer J.
Berdych T.
6-44-66-3
Delic A.
Reid T.
3-67-56-2
Kiefer N.
Schalken S.
6-24-66-3
Mayer F.
Arthurs W.
6-43-67-5