Ivo Karlovic vs Albert Montanes — Houston Semi-final

Houston · ATP · Semi-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2007
clay
ESP
Albert Montanes
45 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 6-2
Montanes A.
Karlovic I.
7762
Montanes A.
652–

Ivo Karlovic defeated Albert Montanes 7-6 6-2 in the Houston semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ivo Karlovic extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

2–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-05-23Roland GarrosR128clayIvo Karlovic6-2 7-6(7) 7-6(5)
2011-03-10Indian Wells MastersR16hardIvo Karlovic7-6(7) 6-2
2008-04-28BarcelonaR32clayAlbert Montanes6-7(7) 6-3 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Montanes A.

Montanes A.serving90% hold

wins 70% 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.Montanes A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
49%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
Return points won·Clear edge
27%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Montanes A.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
52
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
80
Break points won·Clear edge
0
24
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
63

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Karlovic I.
Zabaleta M.
6-46-1
Semi-finals
Zabaleta M.
Blake J.
7-57-67
Karlovic I.
Montanes A.
7-656-2
Quarter-finals
Montanes A.
Spadea V.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.
Haas T.
7-676-4
Zabaleta M.
Melzer J.
6-16-2
Blake J.
Monaco J.
7-651-67-60
R16
Karlovic I.
Hartfield D.
W/O
Zabaleta M.
Fish M.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Devilder N.
6-36-4
Spadea V.
Russell M.
7-632-66-1
Montanes A.
Vemic D.
6-44-66-4
Blake J.
Kuznetsov A.
7-646-1
Monaco J.
Delic A.
6-26-3
Melzer J.
Hanescu V.
6-46-2
R32
Russell M.
Goldstein P.
6-26-0
Spadea V.
Ginepri R.
6-33-66-3
Haas T.
Querrey S.
3-66-37-5
Devilder N.
Gimelstob J.
6-26-3
Hartfield D.
Grosjean S.
6-46-4
Blake J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-36-0
Kuznetsov A.
Burgsmuller L.
7-57-5
Delic A.
Kendrick R.
6-31-67-5
Monaco J.
Gambill J.
7-56-4
Fish M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
5-76-27-5
Zabaleta M.
Sweeting R.
6-07-68
Hanescu V.
Verkerk M.
6-46-4
Melzer J.
Schuettler R.
6-23-66-1
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
7-57-63
Montanes A.
Peya A.
6-36-2
Vemic D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-0