Taylor Dent vs Mardy Fish — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Taylor Dent
45 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
USA
Mardy Fish
44 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Dent T.
7-6 6-1
Fish M.
Dent T.
7762
Fish M.
641–

Taylor Dent defeated Mardy Fish 7-6 6-1 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mardy Fish came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Taylor Dent had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard. Taylor Dent claimed a first win over Mardy Fish in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Taylor Dent came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-07-19AtlantaQFhardMardy Fish6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Dent T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Fish M.

Fish M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Dent T.

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
Dent T.Fish M.
1st serve in·Even
56%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
67%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.0
9.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.2
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Dent T.Fish M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
46
65
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
89
Break points won·Slight edge
48
56
Deciding sets·Dominant
43
72
Tiebreaks·Even
62
63

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

Draw

Final
Hewitt L.
Minar I.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Minar I.
Stepanek R.
6-16-2
Hewitt L.
Mirnyi M.
6-746-36-2
Quarter-finals
Stepanek R.
Lopez F.
6-36-2
Minar I.
Pavel A.
2-67-656-4
Hewitt L.
Johansson T.
6-17-64
Mirnyi M.
Dent T.
3-4
R16
Johansson T.
Arthurs W.
7-647-63
Mirnyi M.
Johansson J.
4-1
Hewitt L.
Clement A.
6-26-4
Minar I.
Verdasco F.
6-16-2
Stepanek R.
Andreev I.
6-36-756-2
Lopez F.
Llodra M.
6-43-67-64
Pavel A.
Nieminen J.
6-47-63
Dent T.
Fish M.
7-646-1
R32
Dent T.
Ventura S.
7-57-67
Minar I.
Davydenko N.
6-23-66-2
Verdasco F.
Berdych T.
3-66-47-5
Llodra M.
Malisse X.
4-66-06-3
Andreev I.
Costa A.
6-16-4
Stepanek R.
Moya C.
2-66-46-2
Pavel A.
Bourgeois L.
7-637-5
Hewitt L.
Beck K.
6-16-2
Clement A.
Zib T.
6-16-3
Arthurs W.
Volandri F.
7-616-746-3
Johansson T.
Mayer F.
6-27-65
Johansson J.
Rusedski G.
6-46-3
Mirnyi M.
Ferrer D.
6-17-5
Fish M.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Melzer J.
6-37-5
Lopez F.
Reid T.
6-46-4