Andreas Seppi vs Yen Hsun Lu — New Haven Round of 32

New Haven · ATP · Round of 32
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 23 August 2009
hard
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Seppi A.
6-7 6-3 7-5
Lu Y.
Seppi A.
65672
Lu Y.
77351

Andreas Seppi defeated Yen Hsun Lu 6-7 6-3 7-5 in the New Haven round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Andreas Seppi had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 7 on hard. Andreas Seppi narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-21NottinghamR32grassYen Hsun Lu6-4 6-3
2014-08-17Winston-SalemQFhardYen Hsun Lu6-4 6-4
2013-05-19NiceR32clayYen Hsun Lu7-5 1-6 6-4
2010-10-10Shanghai MastersR32hardAndreas Seppi7-6(4) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Seppi A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Lu Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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
Seppi A.Lu Y.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Seppi A.Lu Y.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
53
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Clear edge
45
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
63
33
Tiebreaks·Even
32
32

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

Draw

Final
Verdasco F.
Querrey S.
6-47-66
Semi-finals
Querrey S.
Acasuso J.
6-36-4
Verdasco F.
Andreev I.
7-647-65
Quarter-finals
Andreev I.
Mayer L.
6-46-746-3
Querrey S.
Davydenko N.
6-33-66-4
Verdasco F.
Melzer J.
6-36-1
Acasuso J.
Serra F.
7-56-4
R16
Verdasco F.
Seppi A.
7-636-2
Melzer J.
Hanescu V.
7-654-66-1
Querrey S.
Phau B.
7-56-3
Davydenko N.
Santoro F.
7-56-3
Mayer L.
Bolelli S.
6-26-4
Andreev I.
Gil F.
6-46-4
Serra F.
Ram R.
4-67-667-5
Acasuso J.
Kunitsyn I.
3-67-636-3
R32
Melzer J.
Cuevas P.
6-23-0
Mayer L.
Rochus O.
6-06-4
Davydenko N.
Kendrick R.
7-6106-3
Santoro F.
Starace P.
7-56-0
Phau B.
Almagro N.
2-66-37-5
Querrey S.
Gicquel M.
6-46-736-2
Acasuso J.
Robredo T.
3-67-57-65
Kunitsyn I.
Dent T.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Chardy J.
6-787-646-1
Ram R.
Fish M.
6-36-3
Andreev I.
Kim K.
6-36-1
Gil F.
Petzschner P.
6-727-686-3
Verdasco F.
Capdeville P.
6-06-3
Seppi A.
Lu Y.
6-756-37-5
Hanescu V.
Tipsarevic J.
6-46-786-3
Bolelli S.
Beck A.
6-46-4
R64
Tipsarevic J.
Fognini F.
7-52-0
Phau B.
Becker B.
2-66-26-3
Gicquel M.
Vassallo Arguello M.
6-36-4
Acasuso J.
Gonzalez M.
6-16-776-2
Dent T.
Ljubicic I.
6-36-4
Serra F.
Darcis S.
6-36-3
Kendrick R.
Nielsen F.
6-37-5
Starace P.
Zverev M.
6-32-66-3
Lu Y.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-2
Capdeville P.
Nieminen J.
7-56-3
Ram R.
Lapentti N.
7-51-67-63
Kim K.
Gabashvili T.
6-45-76-3
Gil F.
Baghdatis M.
6-46-3
Bolelli S.
Rochus C.
6-36-4
Mayer L.
Istomin D.
6-26-4
Cuevas P.
Golubev A.
6-36-4