Paradorn Srichaphan vs Radek Stepanek — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
THA
Paradorn Srichaphan
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2006
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Srichaphan P.
6-3 6-4
Stepanek R.
Srichaphan P.
662
Stepanek R.
34–

Paradorn Srichaphan defeated Radek Stepanek 6-3 6-4 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Paradorn Srichaphan claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayRadek Stepanek3-6 6-3 6-1 6-1
2003-04-28MunichR16clayRadek Stepanek6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Srichaphan P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Srichaphan P.

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
Srichaphan P.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (63 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Srichaphan P.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
69
92
Break points won·Slight edge
46
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
74

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