Paul Henri Mathieu vs Radek Stepanek — Marseille Round of 16

Marseille · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 February 2006
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
7-6 6-3
Stepanek R.
Mathieu P.
7762
Stepanek R.
603–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6 6-3 in the Marseille round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Paul Henri Mathieu 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
2005-10-31Paris MastersR16hardRadek Stepanek7-5 6-4
2004-10-04LyonR32clayRadek Stepanek4-6 7-5 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
64
Break points saved·Even
88
92
Break points won·Slight edge
31
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
79
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
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
Weather
9°CClear
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 69%

Draw

Final
Clement A.
Ancic M.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Ancic M.
Grosjean S.
6-33-66-3
Clement A.
Nadal R.
2-66-37-5
Quarter-finals
Grosjean S.
Korolev E.
7-646-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Ljubicic I.
7-623-66-3
Clement A.
Santoro F.
7-54-67-65
R16
Santoro F.
Rusedski G.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Davydenko N.
6-47-66
Grosjean S.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Clement A.
Verdasco F.
7-656-3
Mathieu P.
Stepanek R.
7-606-3
Nadal R.
Simon G.
7-56-4
Ancic M.
Faurel J.
6-36-3
Ljubicic I.
Andreev I.
7-656-4
R32
Clement A.
Gasquet R.
3-66-46-0
Grosjean S.
Monfils G.
2-67-56-3
Santoro F.
Johansson T.
6-47-63
Mathieu P.
Haehnel J.
5-76-36-4
Ljubicic I.
Srichaphan P.
6-36-766-3
Ancic M.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-796-4
Rusedski G.
Thomann N.
6-36-2
Korolev E.
Sidorenko A.
2-66-46-1
Stepanek R.
Berdych T.
7-56-4
Faurel J.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Andreev I.
Dent T.
2-66-37-60
Davydenko N.
Rochus C.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Nieminen J.
4-66-36-2
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-47-63
Youzhny M.
De Chaunac S.
6-46-3
Nadal R.
Rochus O.
4-66-27-5