Mikhail Youzhny vs Lleyton Hewitt — Tokyo Semi-final

Tokyo · ATP · Semi-final
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
Youzhny M.
6-2 5-7 7-5
Hewitt L.
Youzhny M.
6572
Hewitt L.
2751

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Lleyton Hewitt 6-2 5-7 7-5 in the Tokyo semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 5–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Youzhny closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 7–5.

Head to head

1–5
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-08-26US OpenR16hardMikhail Youzhny6-3 3-6 6-7(3) 6-4 7-5
2012-08-12Cincinnati MastersR64hardLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4
2010-04-25Rome MastersR64clayLleyton Hewitt6-4 4-6 6-3
2008-03-13Indian Wells MastersR32hardLleyton Hewitt7-5 6-1
2002-06-24WimbledonR16grassLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-3 7-5
2002-06-17s HertogenboschR16grassLleyton Hewitt6-4 5-7 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

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
Youzhny M.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.6
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Hewitt L.
Clutch Rating·Even
63
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
88
Break points won·Clear edge
41
57
Deciding sets·Even
68
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
58

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
Weather
21°CDrizzle
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 81%

Draw

Final
Tsonga J.
Youzhny M.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Tsonga J.
Monfils G.
6-36-3
Youzhny M.
Hewitt L.
6-25-77-5
Quarter-finals
Tsonga J.
Gulbis E.
4-66-46-3
Monfils G.
Wawrinka S.
2-66-36-4
Youzhny M.
Berdych T.
6-27-66
Hewitt L.
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-46-0
R16
Gulbis E.
Monaco J.
6-34-1
Wawrinka S.
Greul S.
6-36-2
Berdych T.
Beck A.
6-46-1
Youzhny M.
Simon G.
7-656-756-4
Hewitt L.
Santoro F.
3-66-36-1
Roger-Vasselin E.
Melzer J.
4-66-26-3
Monfils G.
Chiudinelli M.
7-656-3
Tsonga J.
Gasquet R.
4-66-26-2
R32
Monaco J.
Garcia Lopez G.
5-0
Hewitt L.
Ito T.
6-17-5
Simon G.
Suzuki T.
6-36-4
Tsonga J.
Zverev M.
6-46-3
Santoro F.
Golubev A.
6-757-626-2
Melzer J.
Mayer L.
7-646-3
Roger-Vasselin E.
del Potro J.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Bellucci T.
6-26-3
Gasquet R.
Petzschner P.
6-36-2
Gulbis E.
Stepanek R.
6-46-4
Berdych T.
Soeda G.
6-26-4
Wawrinka S.
Isner J.
6-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Sela D.
4-66-16-4
Greul S.
Vassallo Arguello M.
4-66-46-2
Monfils G.
Ilhan M.
6-26-4
Beck A.
Schuettler R.
6-34-67-63