Tim Henman vs Nicolas Kiefer — Rotterdam Round of 32
Rotterdam · ATP · Round of 32
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 February 2005
hard
Henman T.7-5 6-4
Kiefer N.
Henman T.
762
Kiefer N.
54–
Tim Henman defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-5 6-4 in the Rotterdam round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 6–2, defending last year's semi-final. Tim Henman extended the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Henman edged Nicolas Kiefer in two tight sets (7–5 6–4).
Head to head
6–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-7(4) 3-0 RET |
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Tim Henman | 7-6(6) 6-3 |
| 2002-02-18 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2000-10-02 | Hong Kong | SF | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-2 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-10-05 | Basel | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-09-22 | Toulouse | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 7-6(3) 6-2 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (107 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
5°CPartly cloudy
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 82%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Ancic M.
Henman T.
7-657-64
Federer R.
Davydenko N.
7-57-5
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
3-66-46-2
Johansson T.
Stepanek R.
6-27-65
R16
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
7-686-0
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
6-16-4
Johansson T.
Johansson J.
6-46-4
Henman T.
Llodra M.
6-46-1
Ancic M.
Rochus O.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Schalken S.
6-45-76-3
Stepanek R.
Ferrero J.
6-46-766-3
Srichaphan P.
Coria G.
2-67-626-3
R32
Stepanek R.
Nalbandian D.
6-24-66-1
Federer R.
Ulihrach B.
6-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Hrbaty D.
6-41-66-2
Wawrinka S.
Grosjean S.
7-656-2
Berdych T.
Soderling R.
7-56-2
Srichaphan P.
Andreev I.
7-641-67-5
Coria G.
Sluiter R.
6-26-4
Rochus O.
Lopez F.
6-47-64
Johansson J.
Wang J.
6-26-726-3
Johansson T.
Beck K.
6-23-66-1
Ferrero J.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Schalken S.
Pavel A.
4-67-56-4
Davydenko N.
Verdasco F.
7-52-66-4
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
7-56-4
Llodra M.
Wessels P.
6-746-46-2
Ancic M.
Dent T.
7-657-5