Ivo Karlovic vs Victor Hanescu — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
ROU
Victor Hanescu
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Hanescu V.
Karlovic I.
79362
Hanescu V.
67631

Ivo Karlovic defeated Victor Hanescu 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Victor Hanescu came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Victor Hanescu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-07-07GstaadR16clayVictor Hanescu6-7(4) 7-6(3) 7-6(11)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

Hanescu V.serving95% hold

wins 75% 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.Hanescu V.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
70%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Hanescu V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
85
Break points won·Clear edge
0
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
25
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
59

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

Draw

Final
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-23-67-63
Semi-finals
Blake J.
Davydenko N.
6-46-2
Andreev I.
Seppi A.
6-22-66-2
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Srichaphan P.
W/O
Blake J.
Clement A.
3-66-16-4
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
6-23-66-4
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
4-67-57-5
R16
Andreev I.
Luczak P.
6-767-657-66
Srichaphan P.
Karlovic I.
7-657-66
Blake J.
Moya C.
W/O
Seppi A.
Guccione C.
7-57-62
Davydenko N.
Calleri A.
6-47-64
Clement A.
Monaco J.
7-636-3
Tursunov D.
Serra F.
7-636-2
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
6-16-4
R32
Melzer J.
Chela J.
6-27-61
Andreev I.
Gasquet R.
6-26-4
Luczak P.
Malisse X.
7-657-63
Seppi A.
Vliegen K.
6-36-736-3
Guccione C.
Ferrero J.
4-66-37-5
Serra F.
Santoro F.
5-76-26-4
Hewitt L.
Spadea V.
2-67-56-3
Blake J.
Sanguinetti D.
7-646-4
Davydenko N.
Berdych T.
7-646-3
Calleri A.
Mathieu P.
6-46-3
Karlovic I.
Hanescu V.
7-673-66-3
Srichaphan P.
Stepanek R.
6-36-4
Monaco J.
Verdasco F.
6-36-2
Clement A.
Dent T.
6-12-66-2
Tursunov D.
Robredo T.
7-646-3
Moya C.
Grosjean S.
5-77-57-64