Ivo Karlovic vs Greg Rusedski — Madrid Masters Round of 64

Madrid Masters · ATP · Round of 64
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 October 2005
clay
GBR
Greg Rusedski
52 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLLLL
Karlovic I.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Rusedski G.
Karlovic I.
6577772
Rusedski G.
7762631

Ivo Karlovic defeated Greg Rusedski 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Madrid Masters round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Greg Rusedski came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-08-21New HavenR64hardGreg Rusedski7-6(2) 6-7(7) 6-2
2005-08-01WashingtonR16hardIvo Karlovic7-6(4) 6-2
2004-10-25St. PetersburgQFcarpetGreg Rusedski6-4 7-6(7)
2004-10-11MoscowR32hardGreg Rusedski7-6(14) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Rusedski G.

Rusedski G.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Rusedski G.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
8.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.7
5.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
17°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 57%

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Ljubicic I.
3-62-66-36-47-63
Semi-finals
Nadal R.
Ginepri R.
7-57-61
Ljubicic I.
Nalbandian D.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ljubicic I.
Gonzalez F.
4-67-626-4
Ginepri R.
Ferrer D.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Karlovic I.
6-47-64
Nadal R.
Stepanek R.
7-696-4
R16
Karlovic I.
Hrbaty D.
7-697-63
Nadal R.
Robredo T.
6-26-4
Nalbandian D.
Johansson T.
6-37-5
Gonzalez F.
Coria G.
7-56-3
Ljubicic I.
Rochus O.
6-46-4
Ferrer D.
Puerta M.
6-756-16-4
Ginepri R.
Davydenko N.
6-37-5
Stepanek R.
Acasuso J.
7-634-67-65
R32
Stepanek R.
Henman T.
6-41-66-3
Robredo T.
Moya C.
6-43-66-1
Nadal R.
Hanescu V.
7-656-3
Davydenko N.
Beck K.
6-46-1
Acasuso J.
Gaudio G.
7-646-2
Puerta M.
Mirnyi M.
7-657-65
Karlovic I.
Roddick A.
3-67-677-63
Hrbaty D.
Haas T.
6-46-2
Johansson T.
Chela J.
7-626-3
Nalbandian D.
Melzer J.
7-616-3
Coria G.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Gonzalez F.
Verdasco F.
6-31-66-3
Rochus O.
Ancic M.
1-66-47-65
Ljubicic I.
Martin A.
6-37-67
Ferrer D.
Calleri A.
6-34-66-4
Ginepri R.
Grosjean S.
4-66-46-4
R64
Acasuso J.
Youzhny M.
6-756-42-0
Beck K.
Kiefer N.
6-22-1
Grosjean S.
Lopez F.
7-54-66-2
Karlovic I.
Rusedski G.
6-757-627-63
Hanescu V.
Zib T.
6-16-4
Rochus C.
Monfils G.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Spadea V.
3-66-46-4
Chela J.
Massu N.
6-26-3
Haas T.
Pavel A.
7-646-2
Calleri A.
Costa A.
6-07-5
Moya C.
Volandri F.
6-16-2
Henman T.
Dent T.
6-26-4
Rochus O.
Berdych T.
1-67-666-3
Verdasco F.
Mathieu P.
6-43-66-3
Martin A.
Novak J.
3-67-616-4
Mirnyi M.
Ferrero J.
7-57-62