Paul Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Kiefer — Beijing Olympics Round of 16

Beijing Olympics · ATP · Round of 16
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
6-3 7-5
Kiefer N.
Mathieu P.
672
Kiefer N.
35–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 7-5 in the Beijing Olympics round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Paul Henri Mathieu had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-05-11Hamburg MastersR64clayNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-4
2007-09-24MumbaiR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 6-3
2006-03-06Indian Wells MastersR64hardPaul Henri Mathieu7-6(5) 4-6 6-2
2003-08-18Long IslandR32hardNicolas Kiefer4-6 7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

Kiefer N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Kiefer N.
1st serve in·Even
56%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
7.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 69). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Kiefer N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
81
Break points won·Dominant
31
58
Deciding sets·Slight edge
55
61
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
68

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

Draw

Final
Nadal R.
Gonzalez F.
6-37-626-3
Bronze
Djokovic N.
Blake J.
6-37-64
Semi-finals
Gonzalez F.
Blake J.
4-67-511-9
Nadal R.
Djokovic N.
6-41-66-4
Quarter-finals
Nadal R.
Melzer J.
6-06-4
Gonzalez F.
Mathieu P.
6-46-4
Djokovic N.
Monfils G.
4-66-16-4
Blake J.
Federer R.
6-47-62
R16
Federer R.
Berdych T.
6-37-64
Djokovic N.
Youzhny M.
7-636-3
Monfils G.
Nalbandian D.
6-46-4
Gonzalez F.
Rochus O.
6-06-3
Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
6-37-5
Blake J.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Nadal R.
Andreev I.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Lu Y.
6-26-4
R32
Rochus O.
Tipsarevic J.
7-652-3
Djokovic N.
Schuettler R.
6-46-2
Melzer J.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-0
Andreev I.
Llodra M.
6-43-66-1
Nadal R.
Hewitt L.
6-16-2
Federer R.
Arevalo R.
6-26-4
Berdych T.
Seppi A.
6-37-64
Simon G.
Canas G.
7-56-1
Blake J.
Hrbaty D.
7-634-66-3
Mathieu P.
Davydenko N.
7-56-3
Kiefer N.
Anderson K.
6-46-746-4
Gonzalez F.
Cilic M.
6-46-2
Nalbandian D.
Massu N.
7-606-1
Monfils G.
Hanescu V.
6-47-65
Youzhny M.
Johansson T.
7-56-2
Lu Y.
Calleri A.
6-46-4
R64
Canas G.
Niemeyer F.
3-64-2
Rochus O.
Minar I.
6-33-66-3
Tipsarevic J.
Ferrer D.
7-686-2
Nalbandian D.
Zeng S.
6-26-1
Massu N.
Darcis S.
6-47-5
Schuettler R.
Nishikori K.
6-46-756-3
Melzer J.
Daniel M.
6-796-18-6
Wawrinka S.
Dancevic F.
4-66-36-2
Llodra M.
Stepanek R.
4-67-6511-9
Andreev I.
Querrey S.
6-46-4
Hewitt L.
Bjorkman J.
7-57-62
Nadal R.
Starace P.
6-23-66-2
Calleri A.
Mullings D.
6-16-1
Lu Y.
Murray A.
7-656-4
Djokovic N.
Ginepri R.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Tursunov D.
6-46-2
Arevalo R.
Lee H.
4-66-36-4
Seppi A.
Robredo T.
6-44-68-6
Berdych T.
Yu X.
6-16-2
Simon G.
Soderling R.
6-46-4
Hrbaty D.
Bellucci T.
2-66-46-2
Blake J.
Guccione C.
6-37-63
Davydenko N.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Mathieu P.
Lapentti N.
7-646-2
Anderson K.
Loglo K.
6-36-2
Kiefer N.
Mirnyi M.
6-36-1
Gonzalez F.
Sun P.
6-46-4
Cilic M.
Monaco J.
6-46-756-3
Youzhny M.
Vanek J.
6-46-1
Johansson T.
Nieminen J.
4-66-46-4
Hanescu V.
Bolelli S.
7-53-66-4
Monfils G.
Almagro N.
6-43-66-3