Radek Stepanek vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Paris Masters Round of 16

Paris Masters · ATP · Round of 16
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2005
hard
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLWWL
Stepanek R.
7-5 6-4
Mathieu P.
Stepanek R.
762
Mathieu P.
54–

Radek Stepanek defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 7-5 6-4 in the Paris Masters round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 64, but Radek Stepanek had been the form player, winning 9 of their last 10 on hard. Radek Stepanek narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-07-09GstaadSFclayPaul Henri Mathieu6-3 6-4
2007-06-25WimbledonR128grassPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(4) 6-2 6-2
2006-04-24BarcelonaR16clayRadek Stepanek1-6 6-3 6-2
2006-02-13MarseilleR16hardPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(0) 6-3
2004-10-04LyonR32clayRadek Stepanek4-6 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

Mathieu P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Mathieu P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Mathieu P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
64
44
Break points saved·Even
92
88
Break points won·Slight edge
39
31
Deciding sets·Clear edge
79
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
37

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