Florent Serra vs Ivo Karlovic — Basel Round of 32

Basel · ATP · Round of 32
FRA
Florent Serra
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2009
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Serra F.
7-6 6-4
Karlovic I.
Serra F.
7762
Karlovic I.
654–

Florent Serra defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 6-4 in the Basel round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Florent Serra 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
2009-04-12Monte Carlo MastersR64clayIvo Karlovic6-4 6-4
2008-08-25US OpenR64hardIvo Karlovic7-6(5) 6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Serra F.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Serra F.

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
Serra F.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
83%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Clear edge
61%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
20.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (164 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Serra F.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
40
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
83
98
Break points won·Dominant
37
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
76

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
Djokovic N.
Federer R.
6-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Stepanek R.
6-747-56-2
Federer R.
Chiudinelli M.
7-676-3
Quarter-finals
Chiudinelli M.
Gasquet R.
6-16-3
Djokovic N.
Wawrinka S.
3-67-656-2
Stepanek R.
Cilic M.
4-66-36-3
Federer R.
Korolev E.
6-36-2
R16
Korolev E.
Chardy J.
6-47-61
Stepanek R.
Serra F.
3-67-617-61
Wawrinka S.
Nieminen J.
7-52-66-1
Djokovic N.
Hernych J.
6-06-0
Chiudinelli M.
Lammer M.
2-66-36-3
Federer R.
Seppi A.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Isner J.
4-67-696-2
Cilic M.
Troicki V.
7-676-787-66
R32
Wawrinka S.
Ljubicic I.
6-756-36-4
Djokovic N.
Beck A.
6-37-5
Hernych J.
Luczak P.
6-36-4
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
7-56-2
Cilic M.
Petzschner P.
6-46-4
Troicki V.
Becker B.
6-27-65
Serra F.
Karlovic I.
7-656-4
Stepanek R.
Schuettler R.
6-26-0
Chiudinelli M.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-653-67-5
Lammer M.
Koellerer D.
3-66-27-5
Gasquet R.
Zeballos H.
7-636-4
Isner J.
Gonzalez F.
7-634-66-4
Chardy J.
Blake J.
7-646-766-4
Korolev E.
Bolelli S.
3-67-646-2
Seppi A.
Bohli S.
4-66-17-5
Federer R.
Rochus O.
6-36-4