Ivo Karlovic vs Rajeev Ram — Chennai Round of 32

Chennai · ATP · Round of 32
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2009
hard
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-4 6-3
Ram R.
Karlovic I.
662
Ram R.
43–

Ivo Karlovic defeated Rajeev Ram 6-4 6-3 in the Chennai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Rajeev Ram in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-13NewportFgrassRajeev Ram7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Ram R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
7.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
85
Break points won·Slight edge
0
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
16
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
85

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
Cilic M.
Devvarman S.
6-47-63
Semi-finals
Devvarman S.
Schuettler R.
W/O
Cilic M.
Granollers M.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Devvarman S.
Karlovic I.
7-646-4
Schuettler R.
Phau B.
6-27-5
Cilic M.
Tipsarevic J.
6-40-66-4
Granollers M.
Dlouhy L.
7-52-66-4
R16
Dlouhy L.
Davydenko N.
W/O
Tipsarevic J.
Sela D.
7-636-4
Schuettler R.
Greul S.
6-46-2
Karlovic I.
Minar I.
6-16-4
Devvarman S.
Moya C.
4-67-56-4
Phau B.
Cipolla F.
6-16-2
Granollers M.
Beck A.
6-46-1
Cilic M.
Istomin D.
6-06-4
R32
Beck A.
Karanusic R.
6-16-0
Granollers M.
Lee H.
6-47-5
Greul S.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-4
Schuettler R.
Amritraj P.
6-24-66-1
Moya C.
Udomchoke D.
6-37-64
Sela D.
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
4-67-636-1
Istomin D.
Bopanna R.
6-47-63
Cipolla F.
Wawrinka S.
6-46-1
Phau B.
Ventura S.
6-27-5
Dlouhy L.
Soeda G.
3-66-26-4
Cilic M.
Martin A.
6-46-4
Davydenko N.
Koellerer D.
6-26-3
Karlovic I.
Ram R.
6-46-3
Minar I.
Odesnik W.
6-36-0
Devvarman S.
Kim K.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Andujar P.
6-36-2