Andreas Seppi vs Lleyton Hewitt — Sydney Quarter-final

Sydney · ATP · Quarter-final
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seppi A.
4-6 7-5 7-5
Hewitt L.
Seppi A.
4772
Hewitt L.
6551

Andreas Seppi defeated Lleyton Hewitt 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the Sydney quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in defending the title. Andreas Seppi extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardAndreas Seppi7-6(4) 6-3 5-7 5-7 7-5
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardAndreas Seppi6-4 6-2
2011-06-06HalleR16grassLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4
2010-01-11SydneyR16hardLleyton Hewitt6-0 6-2
2008-02-18RotterdamR32hardAndreas Seppi3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4)
2004-05-03Rome MastersR64clayLleyton Hewitt5-7 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

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
Seppi A.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Even
58%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Hewitt L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
53
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Clear edge
45
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
63
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
58

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