Nikolay Davydenko vs Sjeng SchalkenSt. Poelten Round of 16

St. Poelten · ATP · Round of 16
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sets
Monday, 16 May 2005
clay
49 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Davydenko N.
6-3 6-1
Schalken S.
Davydenko N.
662
Schalken S.
31

Nikolay Davydenko defeated Sjeng Schalken 6-3 6-1 in the St. Poelten round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sjeng Schalken came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Nikolay Davydenko narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-07MarseilleR32hardSjeng Schalken3-6 6-4 6-1
2003-04-07EstorilR32clayNikolay Davydenko6-3 6-2
2001-08-13WashingtonR32hardSjeng Schalken6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Davydenko N.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Schalken S.

Schalken S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Davydenko N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
1st serve in·Even
68%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.7
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.