Radek Stepanek vs Yen Hsun Lu — San Jose Quarter-final

San Jose · ATP · Quarter-final
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Stepanek R.
6-2 7-6
Lu Y.
Stepanek R.
6772
Lu Y.
265–

Radek Stepanek defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-2 7-6 in the San Jose quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in defending last year's round of 16, but Radek Stepanek had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 7 on hard. Radek Stepanek extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-09-26ChengduR32hardYen Hsun Lu6-3 6-4
2004-06-07Queen's ClubR16grassRadek Stepanek6-2 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
64
34
Break points saved·Even
92
88
Break points won·Slight edge
39
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
33
Tiebreaks·Dominant
74
32

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

Draw

Final
Roddick A.
Stepanek R.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Roddick A.
Garcia Lopez G.
7-626-1
Stepanek R.
Ginepri R.
6-756-46-1
Quarter-finals
Garcia Lopez G.
Isner J.
7-646-717-611
Stepanek R.
Lu Y.
6-27-65
Ginepri R.
Blake J.
6-26-2
Roddick A.
Fish M.
7-661-67-5
R16
Fish M.
Gremelmayr D.
6-746-36-3
Blake J.
Levine J.
6-36-4
Ginepri R.
Vliegen K.
6-26-3
Stepanek R.
Reynolds B.
7-57-65
Lu Y.
Odesnik W.
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Becker B.
3-67-636-4
Isner J.
Haas T.
4-67-666-3
Roddick A.
Nishikori K.
6-26-4
R32
Becker B.
Daniel M.
6-13-0
Blake J.
Warburg S.
6-36-1
Vliegen K.
Hanescu V.
6-47-64
Ginepri R.
Witten J.
6-25-76-4
Stepanek R.
Capdeville P.
7-626-1
Reynolds B.
Dorsch B.
7-56-4
Lu Y.
Mirnyi M.
7-645-76-2
Odesnik W.
Young D.
6-15-76-4
Garcia Lopez G.
Melzer J.
6-26-757-66
Isner J.
Serra F.
7-656-4
Haas T.
Kendrick R.
6-34-66-2
Gremelmayr D.
Querrey S.
5-77-616-3
Fish M.
Smyczek T.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Hartfield D.
7-56-3
Roddick A.
Guccione C.
6-36-737-65
Levine J.
Darcis S.
6-32-66-4