Bjorn Phau vs Stefan Koubek — Tokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 64
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 October 2005
hard
AUT
Stefan Koubek
49 yrs · 175 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWW
Phau B.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Koubek S.
Phau B.
676772
Koubek S.
794651

Bjorn Phau defeated Stefan Koubek 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Koubek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Bjorn Phau claimed a first win over Stefan Koubek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-09-24MumbaiR16hardStefan Koubek4-6 6-3 7-5
2003-04-28MunichR32clayStefan Koubek7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Phau B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Koubek S.

Koubek S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Phau B.

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
Phau B.Koubek S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (192 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Phau B.Koubek S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
39
46
Break points saved·Even
71
71
Break points won·Clear edge
42
54
Deciding sets·Even
47
49
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
41
50

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
23°COvercast
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 65%

Draw

Final
Moodie W.
Ancic M.
1-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Phau B.
6-26-1
Moodie W.
Nieminen J.
4-66-17-64
Quarter-finals
Moodie W.
Stepanek R.
7-627-66
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-17-64
Nieminen J.
Dent T.
6-45-77-63
Phau B.
Ginepri R.
6-46-3
R16
Phau B.
Carlsen K.
6-16-2
Ginepri R.
Muller G.
6-46-4
Stepanek R.
Kim K.
6-16-3
Moodie W.
Horna L.
7-646-726-4
Baghdatis M.
Puerta M.
6-26-7117-5
Nieminen J.
Srichaphan P.
2-67-667-5
Dent T.
Arthurs W.
6-46-756-3
Ancic M.
Saulnier C.
6-26-1
R32
Dent T.
Tursunov D.
6-37-63
Arthurs W.
Monaco J.
4-66-16-4
Phau B.
Spadea V.
6-47-5
Muller G.
Waske A.
7-54-66-1
Stepanek R.
Vanek J.
7-56-4
Kim K.
Vik R.
6-26-4
Horna L.
Karanusic R.
6-27-5
Carlsen K.
Lapentti N.
7-617-69
Srichaphan P.
Terachi T.
6-16-4
Nieminen J.
Schuettler R.
6-16-1
Ginepri R.
Popp A.
6-46-0
Saulnier C.
Sluiter R.
6-36-757-5
Puerta M.
Taino E.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Minar I.
6-46-2
Moodie W.
Youzhny M.
6-13-66-3
Ancic M.
Gambill J.
3-66-36-4
R64
Phau B.
Koubek S.
6-776-47-65
Vanek J.
Dlouhy L.
7-647-65
Moodie W.
Wang J.
6-16-4
Karanusic R.
Udomchoke D.
7-656-4
Taino E.
Iwami T.
7-696-4
Arthurs W.
Suzuki T.
6-31-67-62
Tursunov D.
Garcia Lopez G.
3-66-46-1
Baghdatis M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Soeda G.
6-44-66-2
Terachi T.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-37-61
Kim K.
Gremelmayr D.
6-27-63
Waske A.
Gimelstob J.
3-67-657-63
Popp A.
Motomura G.
6-26-4
Gambill J.
Wessels P.
6-25-76-3
Sluiter R.
Burgsmuller L.
6-36-1
Lapentti N.
Ittogi T.
6-06-1