Nicolas Kiefer vs Dudi Sela — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 September 2007
hard
ISR
Dudi Sela
41 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Kiefer N.
6-2 6-3
Sela D.
Kiefer N.
662
Sela D.
23–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Dudi Sela 6-2 6-3 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dudi Sela came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Nicolas Kiefer claimed a first win over Dudi Sela in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR128hardDudi Sela6-4 6-7(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Sela D.

Sela D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

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
Kiefer N.Sela D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Sela D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
27
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
68
Break points won·Clear edge
58
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
15
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
46

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
33°COvercast
Wind 4 km/hHumidity 29%

Draw

Final
Gonzalez F.
Robredo T.
6-13-66-1
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Ljubicic I.
2-66-36-4
Robredo T.
Kiefer N.
7-657-5
Quarter-finals
Gonzalez F.
Lee H.
7-56-756-4
Kiefer N.
Cilic M.
6-37-5
Robredo T.
Kunitsyn I.
6-36-1
Ljubicic I.
Baghdatis M.
6-44-67-65
R16
Kiefer N.
Tsonga J.
6-36-4
Kunitsyn I.
Kim K.
7-646-4
Gonzalez F.
Capdeville P.
6-16-2
Lee H.
Phau B.
7-646-1
Robredo T.
De Voest R.
6-26-3
Cilic M.
Davydenko N.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.
Pashanski B.
6-46-4
Ljubicic I.
Troicki V.
6-16-1
R32
Lee H.
Garcia A.
6-46-3
Tsonga J.
Bopanna R.
6-31-0
Troicki V.
Gabashvili T.
6-736-36-4
Pashanski B.
Lu Y.
6-746-27-66
Phau B.
Sanguinetti D.
5-77-696-2
Cilic M.
Schuettler R.
6-756-36-3
Baghdatis M.
Zeng S.
7-637-5
Robredo T.
Gremelmayr D.
6-26-4
Kim K.
Yu X.
6-37-5
Kunitsyn I.
Sun P.
6-27-67
Davydenko N.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-3
Gonzalez F.
Peya A.
3-66-37-5
Capdeville P.
Udomchoke D.
6-26-2
Ljubicic I.
Nishikori K.
6-36-4
Kiefer N.
Sela D.
6-26-3
De Voest R.
Jun W.
6-47-64