Ivo Karlovic vs Andreas Seppi — Nottingham Quarter-final

Nottingham · ATP · Quarter-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 June 2008
grass
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-3 3-6 6-4
Seppi A.
Karlovic I.
6362
Seppi A.
3641

Ivo Karlovic defeated Andreas Seppi 6-3 3-6 6-4 in the Nottingham quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Andreas Seppi came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenR32hardAndreas Seppi6-3 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-7(5) 9-7
2015-10-19ViennaR32hardIvo Karlovic7-6(5) 6-3
2007-04-23BarcelonaR64clayAndreas Seppi6-7(2) 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving96% hold

wins 77% 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.Seppi A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Seppi A.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
53
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Dominant
0
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
32

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
Karlovic I.
Verdasco F.
7-56-747-68
Semi-finals
Verdasco F.
Cilic M.
6-36-1
Karlovic I.
Monfils G.
7-647-64
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.
Seppi A.
6-33-66-4
Cilic M.
Johansson T.
6-16-2
Verdasco F.
Simon G.
6-32-66-3
Monfils G.
Spadea V.
7-646-2
R16
Karlovic I.
Querrey S.
7-637-614
Spadea V.
Stepanek R.
W/O
Verdasco F.
Reynolds B.
6-26-3
Simon G.
Groth S.
6-716-46-4
Seppi A.
Schwank E.
6-14-67-67
Cilic M.
Bogdanovic A.
6-46-4
Johansson T.
Tursunov D.
W/O
Monfils G.
Benneteau J.
3-66-46-2
R32
Karlovic I.
Bjorkman J.
6-36-4
Johansson T.
Nishikori K.
7-5
Seppi A.
Sela D.
3-66-47-5
Simon G.
Young D.
6-16-4
Reynolds B.
Mahut N.
7-54-66-4
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
6-36-2
Spadea V.
Slabinsky A.
6-17-5
Benneteau J.
Bolelli S.
6-16-4
Monfils G.
Guccione C.
7-646-4
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-36-4
Schwank E.
Nielsen F.
6-36-3
Groth S.
Baker J.
7-676-3
Verdasco F.
Daniel M.
6-47-63
Tursunov D.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Bogdanovic A.
Ward J.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Mathieu P.
1-66-46-3