Paul Henri Mathieu vs Ivo Karlovic — Cincinnati Masters Round of 32

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Paul Henri Mathieu
44 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 16 August 2009
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mathieu P.
7-6 6-4
Karlovic I.
Mathieu P.
71162
Karlovic I.
694–

Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's semi-final. Paul Henri Mathieu claimed a first win over Ivo Karlovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-03-19Miami MastersR128hardIvo Karlovic7-6(3) 7-6(5)
2008-05-05Rome MastersR64clayIvo Karlovic7-6(4) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mathieu P.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Mathieu P.

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
Mathieu P.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
71%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.4
20.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mathieu P.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
44
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Dominant
31
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
55
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
29°CClear
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 58%

Draw

Final
Federer R.
Djokovic N.
6-17-5
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Nadal R.
6-16-4
Federer R.
Murray A.
6-27-68
Quarter-finals
Federer R.
Hewitt L.
6-36-4
Djokovic N.
Simon G.
6-47-5
Murray A.
Benneteau J.
4-66-36-1
Nadal R.
Berdych T.
6-47-5
R16
Djokovic N.
Chardy J.
7-56-3
Nadal R.
Mathieu P.
7-56-2
Federer R.
Ferrer D.
3-66-36-4
Hewitt L.
Querrey S.
6-12-66-3
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
6-46-1
Benneteau J.
Garcia Lopez G.
4-66-47-64
Simon G.
Davydenko N.
6-766-46-4
Berdych T.
Guccione C.
6-46-3
R32
Querrey S.
Roddick A.
7-6117-63
Nadal R.
Seppi A.
7-647-63
Chardy J.
Isner J.
6-716-34-1
Mathieu P.
Karlovic I.
7-696-4
Benneteau J.
Melzer J.
6-23-66-2
Garcia Lopez G.
Youzhny M.
7-56-3
Stepanek R.
Safin M.
4-66-36-1
Murray A.
Almagro N.
7-636-2
Davydenko N.
Kunitsyn I.
6-21-66-3
Simon G.
Andreev I.
7-656-766-1
Ferrer D.
Cilic M.
7-646-2
Djokovic N.
Ljubicic I.
7-656-4
Guccione C.
Tsonga J.
7-6126-2
Berdych T.
Petzschner P.
7-686-776-4
Hewitt L.
Becker B.
6-36-3
Federer R.
Acasuso J.
6-37-5
R64
Acasuso J.
Kubot L.
6-46-3
Almagro N.
Sela D.
6-41-0
Stepanek R.
Troicki V.
7-621-0
Garcia Lopez G.
Verdasco F.
7-647-64
Berdych T.
Gonzalez F.
6-4
Seppi A.
Hernych J.
3-66-46-1
Ferrer D.
Wawrinka S.
7-56-2
Cilic M.
Ferrero J.
6-36-4
Hewitt L.
Soderling R.
3-67-686-4
Becker B.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-3
Querrey S.
Lu Y.
6-36-4
Safin M.
Ginepri R.
7-57-62
Youzhny M.
Hanescu V.
7-56-2
Melzer J.
Lopez F.
5-77-647-67
Kunitsyn I.
Blake J.
7-656-756-4
Andreev I.
Kiefer N.
6-17-5
Simon G.
Odesnik W.
6-36-2
Chardy J.
Robredo T.
6-37-5
Isner J.
Haas T.
7-655-77-63
Ljubicic I.
Serra F.
4-66-36-4
Guccione C.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-52-66-3
Petzschner P.
Bolelli S.
7-666-3
Karlovic I.
Monfils G.
6-46-757-62
Mathieu P.
Zverev M.
6-747-56-3