Lleyton Hewitt vs Max Mirnyi — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · ATP · Semi-final
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005
hard
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Hewitt L.
6-7 6-3 6-2
Mirnyi M.
Hewitt L.
64662
Mirnyi M.
77321

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Max Mirnyi 6-7 6-3 6-2 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending the title. Lleyton Hewitt extended the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

Head to head

4–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-1 6-3
2006-06-12Queen's ClubR16grassLleyton Hewitt4-6 6-1 7-6(4)
2005-06-06Queen's ClubR16grassLleyton Hewitt6-3 1-6 6-1
2003-08-04Canada MastersR32hardMax Mirnyi7-5 6-7(4) 7-5
2001-08-06Cincinnati MastersR16hardLleyton Hewitt1-6 6-4 7-6(5)
2000-09-18Sydney OlympicsR64hardMax Mirnyi6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

Mirnyi M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

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
Hewitt L.Mirnyi M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
34%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.0
9.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.8
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 136). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hewitt L.Mirnyi M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
63
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
76
Break points won·Clear edge
57
43
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
45
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
58
53

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