Nicolas Kiefer vs Max Mirnyi — Beijing Olympics Round of 64

Beijing Olympics · ATP · Round of 64
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008
hard
BLR
Max Mirnyi
49 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLWLL
Kiefer N.
6-3 6-1
Mirnyi M.
Kiefer N.
662
Mirnyi M.
31–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Max Mirnyi 6-3 6-1 in the Beijing Olympics round of 64 on hard. The result followed the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

Head to head

5–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-05-15Hamburg MastersR32clayMax Mirnyi6-2 6-2
2006-04-17Monte Carlo MastersR64clayNicolas Kiefer6-4 4-6 7-6(2)
2005-10-10MoscowQFhardNicolas Kiefer6-3 6-4
2002-10-21St. PetersburgR16carpetNicolas Kiefer6-3 7-5
2002-08-12IndianapolisR32hardNicolas Kiefer6-4 7-5
2002-08-05Cincinnati MastersR64hardNicolas Kiefer6-3 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Mirnyi M.

Mirnyi M.serving87% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Kiefer N.

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
Kiefer N.Mirnyi M.
1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.7
8.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (69 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Mirnyi M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
76
Break points won·Clear edge
58
43
Deciding sets·Clear edge
61
45
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
53

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