Rainer Schuettler vs Igor Kunitsyn — St. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Rainer Schuettler
50 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
carpet
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
Schuettler R.
6-2 6-3
Kunitsyn I.
Schuettler R.
662
Kunitsyn I.
23–

Rainer Schuettler defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-2 6-3 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Kunitsyn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Rainer Schuettler claimed a first win over Igor Kunitsyn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-10-09MoscowR32hardIgor Kunitsyn6-3 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Schuettler R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

Kunitsyn I.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Schuettler R.

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
Schuettler R.Kunitsyn I.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (129 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Schuettler R.Kunitsyn I.
Clutch Rating·Even
37
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
67
Break points won·Slight edge
50
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
32
39
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
50

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