Paul Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Kiefer — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006
hard
Mathieu P.7-6 4-6 6-2
Kiefer N.
Mathieu P.
77462
Kiefer N.
65621
Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Paul Henri Mathieu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | R16 | hard | Paul Henri Mathieu | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2008-05-11 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-09-24 | Mumbai | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2003-08-18 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 7-6(4) 6-3 |
Serve vs return
This seasonEven 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 season1st serve in·Even
56%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 122). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
44
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
81
Break points won·Dominant
31
58
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
18°COvercast
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 37%
Draw
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Ljubicic I.
6-26-3
Srichaphan P.
Nieminen J.
7-633-67-5
Blake J.
Andreev I.
6-16-4
Nadal R.
Baghdatis M.
7-56-0
R16
Blake J.
Haas T.
6-33-0
Nadal R.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
Srichaphan P.
Nalbandian D.
6-756-36-2
Nieminen J.
Safin M.
6-46-3
Ljubicic I.
Ancic M.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Berdych T.
6-46-1
Andreev I.
Roddick A.
6-46-756-1
Federer R.
Gasquet R.
6-36-4
R32
Berdych T.
Hewitt L.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Fish M.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Rochus O.
3-66-27-5
Gasquet R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-4
Ancic M.
Mathieu P.
7-656-3
Ljubicic I.
Monfils G.
6-36-2
Nalbandian D.
Benneteau J.
6-46-1
Srichaphan P.
Ferrero J.
6-26-2
Nieminen J.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-13-66-3
Safin M.
Davydenko N.
7-653-66-4
Haas T.
Agassi A.
7-56-2
Blake J.
Robredo T.
6-27-5
Andreev I.
Soderling R.
3-67-6146-4
Roddick A.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Gaudio G.
6-756-36-2
Grosjean S.
Malisse X.
6-46-7106-2
R64
Rochus O.
Wawrinka S.
7-647-5
Gaudio G.
Saulnier C.
3-66-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Bjorkman J.
6-46-3
Berdych T.
Henman T.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Ferrer D.
6-26-2
Haas T.
Clement A.
6-31-66-4
Agassi A.
Goldstein P.
6-44-66-2
Ferrero J.
Spadea V.
6-24-67-64
Hewitt L.
Schuettler R.
7-632-66-4
Malisse X.
Stepanek R.
6-16-1
Grosjean S.
Vliegen K.
6-16-3
Fish M.
Volandri F.
6-36-2
Robredo T.
Carlsen K.
6-16-3
Federer R.
Massu N.
6-37-64
Hrbaty D.
Bracciali D.
7-57-5
Gasquet R.
Kim K.
6-46-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
7-654-66-2
Ancic M.
Sanguinetti D.
6-37-63
Monfils G.
Morrison J.
6-30-66-3
Ljubicic I.
Tipsarevic J.
6-16-4
Nalbandian D.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Benneteau J.
Chela J.
6-44-66-3
Srichaphan P.
Ginepri R.
7-6106-3
Blake J.
Querrey S.
1-66-16-3
Soderling R.
Gonzalez F.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Tursunov D.
6-726-16-2
Verdasco F.
Karlovic I.
6-33-67-65
Davydenko N.
Murray A.
6-13-66-3
Roddick A.
Acasuso J.
7-656-0
Safin M.
Moya C.
6-746-36-4
Nadal R.
Hernych J.
6-46-4
Nieminen J.
Mayer F.
6-46-4
R128
Spadea V.
Berlocq C.
6-14-1
Tipsarevic J.
Warburg S.
6-47-64
Morrison J.
Pavel A.
6-757-56-3
Sanguinetti D.
Capdeville P.
6-756-26-3
Mathieu P.
Seppi A.
2-66-46-1
Karlovic I.
Zib T.
7-696-4
Safin M.
Delic A.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Behrend T.
6-46-2
Carlsen K.
Muller G.
6-34-66-3
Clement A.
Weiner G.
6-36-2
Querrey S.
Reynolds B.
6-37-5
Kim K.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Bracciali D.
Horna L.
6-36-3
Soderling R.
Melzer J.
6-46-4
Wawrinka S.
Rusedski G.
6-26-4
Hernych J.
Vik R.
6-16-4
Massu N.
Calleri A.
6-15-77-610
Murray A.
Mazarakis V.
6-26-1
Goldstein P.
Martin A.
3-66-16-1
Kohlschreiber P.
Serra F.
3-66-46-3
Bjorkman J.
Rochus C.
6-23-66-2
Henman T.
Young D.
6-36-1
Saulnier C.
Mirnyi M.
6-47-65
Schuettler R.
Pashanski B.
7-647-5
Malisse X.
Santoro F.
6-14-66-4
Acasuso J.
Salzenstein J.
6-726-36-1
Vliegen K.
Burgsmuller L.
6-44-66-4
Fish M.
Lapentti G.
5-76-36-3
Mayer F.
Philippoussis M.
6-46-3
Srichaphan P.
Moodie W.
7-626-4
Benneteau J.
Djokovic N.
6-36-4
Gimelstob J.
Lopez F.
7-56-3