Chris Guccione vs Radek Stepanek — Sydney Semi-final

Sydney · ATP · Semi-final
AUS
Chris Guccione
40 yrs · 201 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2008
hard
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Guccione C.
7-6 3-6 6-4
Stepanek R.
Guccione C.
77362
Stepanek R.
65641

Chris Guccione defeated Radek Stepanek 7-6 3-6 6-4 in the Sydney semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Chris Guccione claimed a first win over Radek Stepanek in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Chris Guccione closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-02-09San JoseR16hardRadek Stepanek6-2 7-6(1)
2008-08-25US OpenR64hardRadek Stepanek6-4 6-4 6-7(3) 6-2
2008-02-25MemphisQFhardRadek Stepanek7-6(4) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Guccione C.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Guccione C.

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
Guccione C.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
28%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
13.5
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (55 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Guccione C.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
41
64
Break points saved·Clear edge
76
92
Break points won·Even
40
39
Deciding sets·Dominant
41
79
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
74

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

Draw

Final
Tursunov D.
Guccione C.
7-637-64
Semi-finals
Guccione C.
Stepanek R.
7-653-66-4
Tursunov D.
Santoro F.
6-37-64
Quarter-finals
Guccione C.
Berdych T.
4-67-666-4
Stepanek R.
Calleri A.
6-26-4
Santoro F.
Korolev E.
6-36-3
Tursunov D.
Grosjean S.
6-46-2
R16
Guccione C.
Hewitt L.
7-647-62
Stepanek R.
Seppi A.
7-52-66-4
Calleri A.
Moya C.
6-36-4
Berdych T.
Simon G.
7-636-2
Korolev E.
Minar I.
6-26-3
Santoro F.
Darcis S.
6-16-3
Grosjean S.
Verdasco F.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Gasquet R.
3-66-36-4
R32
Korolev E.
Mathieu P.
6-1
Santoro F.
Blake J.
7-646-2
Verdasco F.
Lopez F.
6-34-66-2
Grosjean S.
Luczak P.
6-44-66-0
Gasquet R.
Andreev I.
6-37-66
Tursunov D.
Wawrinka S.
6-36-3
Darcis S.
Sirianni J.
6-17-64
Minar I.
Jones A.
6-27-5
Seppi A.
Tsonga J.
3-66-36-2
Calleri A.
Jones G.
6-36-2
Moya C.
Koubek S.
1-66-46-2
Berdych T.
Volandri F.
6-16-3
Simon G.
Fish M.
7-666-1
Guccione C.
Martin A.
7-666-4
Hewitt L.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Robredo T.
6-46-2