Tomas Berdych vs Radek Stepanek — Paris Masters Semi-final

Paris Masters · ATP · Semi-final
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2005
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Berdych T.
6-1 3-6 6-3
Stepanek R.
Berdych T.
6362
Stepanek R.
1631

Tomas Berdych defeated Radek Stepanek 6-1 3-6 6-3 in the Paris Masters semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Tomas Berdych extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tomas Berdych closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR64clayTomas Berdych6-3 6-7(7) 6-3 6-3
2011-10-09Shanghai MastersR32hardTomas Berdych6-4 6-3
2006-02-13MarseilleR32hardRadek Stepanek7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Berdych T.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

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
Berdych T.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
67%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.9
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Berdych T.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
82
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
92
Break points won·Dominant
70
39
Deciding sets·Slight edge
87
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
85
74

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
16°CRain
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 92%

Draw

Final
Berdych T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-43-64-66-4
Semi-finals
Berdych T.
Stepanek R.
6-13-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Roddick A.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Berdych T.
Gaudio G.
7-56-0
Ljubicic I.
Robredo T.
7-663-66-1
Roddick A.
Ferrer D.
2-66-37-68
Stepanek R.
Davydenko N.
7-56-4
R16
Ljubicic I.
Johansson T.
6-37-64
Stepanek R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Robredo T.
Djokovic N.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Ferrero J.
7-56-776-4
Ferrer D.
Haas T.
6-26-736-3
Gaudio G.
Ginepri R.
6-46-1
Roddick A.
Hrbaty D.
6-16-2
Davydenko N.
Tursunov D.
3-66-26-3
R32
Ferrero J.
Wawrinka S.
7-647-64
Robredo T.
Clement A.
7-56-2
Hrbaty D.
Lisnard J.
6-36-3
Roddick A.
Dent T.
6-46-727-5
Haas T.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-3
Djokovic N.
Puerta M.
6-37-69
Ferrer D.
Mirnyi M.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Vliegen K.
6-36-2
Stepanek R.
Lopez F.
7-56-2
Berdych T.
Coria G.
6-46-2
Ginepri R.
Verdasco F.
6-36-776-3
Gaudio G.
Santoro F.
6-47-5
Davydenko N.
Rusedski G.
6-26-2
Tursunov D.
Ancic M.
5-76-47-63
Mathieu P.
Gonzalez F.
6-33-67-64
Ljubicic I.
Blake J.
6-36-4
R64
Djokovic N.
Hanescu V.
4-1
Clement A.
Kiefer N.
6-41-67-66
Vliegen K.
Rochus C.
3-67-636-2
Dent T.
Grosjean S.
6-47-64
Haas T.
Pavel A.
7-666-4
Mirnyi M.
Massu N.
6-26-3
Blake J.
Rochus O.
6-46-3
Lopez F.
Malisse X.
4-67-626-4
Lisnard J.
Mahut N.
6-31-67-65
Berdych T.
Novak J.
7-56-3
Wawrinka S.
Serra F.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Lapentti N.
6-757-57-5
Santoro F.
Nieminen J.
6-787-646-3
Rusedski G.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Mathieu P.
Sanguinetti D.
5-77-646-4
Tursunov D.
Spadea V.
6-16-2