Ivo Karlovic vs Hyung Taik Lee — Tokyo Round of 16

Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2007
hard
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Hyung Taik Lee
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 6-7 7-6
Lee H.
Karlovic I.
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Lee H.
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Ivo Karlovic defeated Hyung Taik Lee 7-6 6-7 7-6 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Hyung Taik Lee came in defending last year's semi-final, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Lee H.

Lee H.serving93% hold

wins 73% 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.Lee H.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
37%
Break points saved·Clear edge
71%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 71). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Lee H.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
46
Break points saved·Dominant
98
73
Break points won·Dominant
0
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
52
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
59

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
20°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 76%

Draw

Final
Ferrer D.
Gasquet R.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Gasquet R.
Berdych T.
7-636-3
Ferrer D.
Karlovic I.
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Hewitt L.
7-657-66
Gasquet R.
Sela D.
6-46-1
Ferrer D.
Lopez F.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Verdasco F.
7-674-67-5
R16
Karlovic I.
Lee H.
7-666-787-68
Sela D.
Pashanski B.
6-24-0
Verdasco F.
Johansson T.
7-645-76-3
Ferrer D.
Spadea V.
6-17-60
Lopez F.
Tursunov D.
7-686-4
Hewitt L.
Navarro I.
7-56-3
Gasquet R.
Schuettler R.
6-26-2
Berdych T.
Russell M.
6-46-2
R32
Sela D.
del Potro J.
2-67-55-3
Spadea V.
Roitman S.
4-66-17-67
Lopez F.
Kendrick R.
6-26-4
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.
Gregorc L.
6-36-3
Navarro I.
Querrey S.
7-56-3
Lee H.
Lu Y.
6-16-4
Karlovic I.
Becker B.
6-46-3
Pashanski B.
Nieminen J.
6-34-66-4
Ferrer D.
Moodie W.
7-656-2
Schuettler R.
Dancevic F.
6-24-66-2
Gasquet R.
Fleishman Z.
6-36-3
Verdasco F.
Zverev M.
6-36-2
Johansson T.
Gimelstob J.
6-46-4
Russell M.
Cilic M.
7-622-66-1
Berdych T.
Vanek J.
6-16-4
R64
Moodie W.
Bolelli S.
7-667-68
Navarro I.
Haase R.
7-657-60
Zverev M.
Fognini F.
6-17-69
Gregorc L.
Terachi T.
6-46-4
Capdeville P.
Gabashvili T.
7-647-5
Kendrick R.
Nam H.
7-656-776-3
Spadea V.
Delic A.
6-36-1
Gimelstob J.
Kubot L.
6-47-5
Fleishman Z.
Nishikori K.
7-653-66-1
Schuettler R.
Soeda G.
6-31-66-2
Sela D.
Stadler S.
6-47-5
Pashanski B.
Scherrer J.
7-651-67-5
Becker B.
Suzuki T.
7-53-66-4
Lu Y.
Udomchoke D.
6-747-676-1
Cilic M.
Jun W.
6-26-2
Vanek J.
Iwabuchi S.
6-46-4