Nicolas Kiefer vs Yen Hsun Lu — Mumbai Round of 16

Mumbai · ATP · Round of 16
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 September 2007
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Kiefer N.
6-3 6-3
Lu Y.
Kiefer N.
662
Lu Y.
33–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-3 6-3 in the Mumbai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

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
Kiefer N.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.4
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
88
Break points won·Dominant
58
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
32

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

Draw

Final
Gasquet R.
Rochus O.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Rochus O.
Schuettler R.
6-46-4
Gasquet R.
Santoro F.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Rochus O.
Kiefer N.
4-1
Gasquet R.
Koubek S.
6-26-4
Schuettler R.
Hewitt L.
6-37-5
Santoro F.
Nieminen J.
6-36-4
R16
Kiefer N.
Lu Y.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Fognini F.
6-06-1
Koubek S.
Phau B.
4-66-37-5
Hewitt L.
Pashanski B.
7-626-2
Schuettler R.
Troicki V.
6-26-747-61
Nieminen J.
Matsui T.
6-06-4
Santoro F.
Devilder N.
2-66-36-2
Rochus O.
Navarro I.
3-66-36-4
R32
Nieminen J.
Sanguinetti D.
6-756-12-0
Pashanski B.
Roitman S.
1-66-36-3
Koubek S.
Capdeville P.
6-36-2
Hewitt L.
Chen T.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Qureshi A.
6-27-64
Schuettler R.
Benneteau J.
7-56-3
Kiefer N.
Mathieu P.
6-46-3
Lu Y.
Vanek J.
4-67-56-4
Navarro I.
Raja P.
6-46-1
Rochus O.
Haase R.
6-26-2
Santoro F.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-16-2
Devilder N.
Bopanna R.
3-66-37-69
Matsui T.
Singh N.
6-47-67
Phau B.
Moodie W.
6-32-66-4
Fognini F.
Devvarman S.
6-37-68
Gasquet R.
Vliegen K.
6-16-2