Yen Hsun Lu vs Rajeev Ram — Indianapolis Round of 16

Indianapolis · ATP · Round of 16
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2008
hard
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Lu Y.
6-1 7-6
Ram R.
Lu Y.
6772
Ram R.
161–

Yen Hsun Lu defeated Rajeev Ram 6-1 7-6 in the Indianapolis round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 32, but Yen Hsun Lu had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Yen Hsun Lu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lu Y.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

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
Lu Y.Ram R.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.2
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lu Y.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Even
34
31
Break points saved·Even
88
85
Break points won·Clear edge
29
9
Deciding sets·Clear edge
33
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
32
85

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

Draw

Final
Simon G.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Tursunov D.
Blake J.
4-66-36-4
Simon G.
Querrey S.
6-34-66-4
Quarter-finals
Querrey S.
Reynolds B.
6-13-66-3
Blake J.
Lu Y.
6-26-0
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
3-66-36-1
Simon G.
Haas T.
4-66-46-2
R16
Simon G.
Becker B.
7-53-66-0
Querrey S.
Spadea V.
4-66-36-4
Reynolds B.
Falla A.
6-16-1
Capdeville P.
Sirianni J.
6-36-4
Lu Y.
Ram R.
6-17-61
Haas T.
Isner J.
6-36-4
Tursunov D.
Odesnik W.
W/O
Blake J.
Jun W.
6-37-5
R32
Lu Y.
Oneal J.
7-627-612
Sirianni J.
Ledovskikh M.
6-31-2
Simon G.
Mahut N.
6-23-66-3
Becker B.
Pless K.
6-36-4
Isner J.
Kendrick R.
7-56-4
Haas T.
Levine J.
7-646-2
Querrey S.
Soeda G.
6-46-4
Spadea V.
Young D.
6-26-4
Reynolds B.
Dancevic F.
6-766-36-2
Falla A.
Bellucci T.
3-66-46-1
Capdeville P.
Ginepri R.
6-46-2
Odesnik W.
Qureshi A.
6-47-5
Tursunov D.
Kunitsyn I.
6-37-5
Jun W.
Guccione C.
6-47-64
Blake J.
Sela D.
7-626-2
Ram R.
Santoro F.
7-666-4