Victor Hanescu vs Evgeny Korolev — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
ROU
Victor Hanescu
44 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
carpet
KAZ
Evgeny Korolev
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLLL
Hanescu V.
6-1 6-2
Korolev E.
Hanescu V.
662
Korolev E.
12–

Victor Hanescu defeated Evgeny Korolev 6-1 6-2 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Evgeny Korolev came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Victor Hanescu claimed a first win over Evgeny Korolev in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-09WarsawR32clayEvgeny Korolev6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Hanescu V.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Korolev E.

Korolev E.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hanescu V.

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
Hanescu V.Korolev E.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.4
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hanescu V.Korolev E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
45
Break points saved·Slight edge
85
74
Break points won·Dominant
13
46
Deciding sets·Clear edge
25
45
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
59
66

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Golubev A.
6-16-1
Semi-finals
Golubev A.
Hanescu V.
6-36-0
Murray A.
Verdasco F.
6-06-3
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Tipsarevic J.
7-657-5
Hanescu V.
Elgin M.
6-16-4
Golubev A.
Zverev M.
6-736-47-64
Verdasco F.
Schuettler R.
7-56-2
R16
Elgin M.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Murray A.
Gulbis E.
6-46-2
Tipsarevic J.
Chardy J.
6-47-63
Verdasco F.
Lejnieks K.
6-16-3
Schuettler R.
Hrbaty D.
6-36-3
Golubev A.
Safin M.
6-46-2
Zverev M.
Youzhny M.
7-56-4
Hanescu V.
Kukushkin M.
6-37-67
R32
Chardy J.
Ancic M.
6-43-66-4
Murray A.
Troicki V.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Starace P.
6-37-64
Gulbis E.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-06-2
Verdasco F.
Gabashvili T.
1-66-46-3
Youzhny M.
Navarro I.
6-26-1
Kukushkin M.
Cilic M.
7-644-67-66
Hanescu V.
Korolev E.
6-16-2
Elgin M.
Volandri F.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Guccione C.
6-46-4
Schuettler R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-3
Zverev M.
Serra F.
6-46-2
Safin M.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-4
Golubev A.
Rochus O.
6-16-4
Hrbaty D.
Tursunov D.
6-16-1
Lejnieks K.
Kudryavtsev A.
3-67-616-3