Nicolas Kiefer vs Tomas Berdych — Stuttgart Round of 32

Stuttgart · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Nicolas Kiefer
49 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2009
grass
CZE
Tomas Berdych
40 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLWL
Kiefer N.
6-3 6-3
Berdych T.
Kiefer N.
662
Berdych T.
33–

Nicolas Kiefer defeated Tomas Berdych 6-3 6-3 in the Stuttgart round of 32 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Tomas Berdych came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Nicolas Kiefer claimed a first win over Tomas Berdych in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-06-11HalleR32grassTomas Berdych6-4 7-6(3)
2006-05-29Roland GarrosR32clayTomas Berdych6-1 RET
2006-05-22DusseldorfRRclayTomas Berdych6-7(5) 6-3 6-3
2005-09-23Davis Cup WG PO: CZE vs GERRRclayTomas Berdych6-7(5) 6-3 2-6 6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kiefer N.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Berdych T.

Berdych T.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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.Berdych T.
1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
67%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Even
8.1
7.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.4
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kiefer N.Berdych T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
82
Break points saved·Clear edge
81
98
Break points won·Clear edge
58
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
61
87
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
68
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Chardy J.
Hanescu V.
1-66-36-4
Semi-finals
Chardy J.
Kiefer N.
6-37-5
Hanescu V.
Fognini F.
6-36-746-2
Quarter-finals
Hanescu V.
Sidorenko A.
7-626-4
Kiefer N.
Kubot L.
6-26-1
Fognini F.
Davydenko N.
6-13-67-5
Chardy J.
Zverev M.
7-646-1
R16
Fognini F.
Mathieu P.
6-44-1
Chardy J.
Vassallo Arguello M.
2-66-36-1
Zverev M.
Simon G.
6-46-2
Davydenko N.
Berrer M.
6-36-3
Hanescu V.
Schuettler R.
6-26-1
Sidorenko A.
Hernandez O.
2-66-46-3
Kubot L.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-26-4
Kiefer N.
Greul S.
6-36-4
R32
Mathieu P.
Youzhny M.
7-647-64
Greul S.
Beck A.
7-647-65
Simon G.
Petzschner P.
6-36-4
Chardy J.
Acasuso J.
6-27-64
Zverev M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-4
Vassallo Arguello M.
Golubev A.
3-66-36-0
Davydenko N.
Navarro I.
4-67-56-3
Berrer M.
Koubek S.
0-67-637-64
Fognini F.
Santoro F.
5-77-636-1
Hanescu V.
Meffert D.
6-47-66
Schuettler R.
Minar I.
2-67-626-4
Hernandez O.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-4
Sidorenko A.
Munoz de la Nava D.
7-631-66-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Junqueira D.
6-36-2
Kubot L.
Andujar P.
6-26-4
Kiefer N.
Berdych T.
6-36-3