Lleyton Hewitt vs Andreas Seppi — Sydney Round of 16

Sydney · ATP · Round of 16
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 January 2010
hard
ITA
Andreas Seppi
42 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWW
Hewitt L.
6-0 6-2
Seppi A.
Hewitt L.
662
Seppi A.
02–

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Andreas Seppi 6-0 6-2 in the Sydney round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andreas Seppi came in leading the head-to-head 4–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Lleyton Hewitt had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on hard. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR128hardAndreas Seppi7-6(4) 6-3 5-7 5-7 7-5
2013-10-07Shanghai MastersR64hardAndreas Seppi6-4 6-2
2011-06-06HalleR16grassLleyton Hewitt6-4 6-4
2008-02-18RotterdamR32hardAndreas Seppi3-6 7-6(4) 7-6(4)
2006-01-09SydneyQFhardAndreas Seppi4-6 7-5 7-5
2004-05-03Rome MastersR64clayLleyton Hewitt5-7 7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Seppi A.

Seppi A.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

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
Hewitt L.Seppi A.
1st serve in·Even
54%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Even
5.9
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.0
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hewitt L.Seppi A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
94
Break points won·Clear edge
57
45
Deciding sets·Slight edge
71
63
Tiebreaks·Dominant
58
32

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
Baghdatis M.
Gasquet R.
6-47-62
Semi-finals
Baghdatis M.
Fish M.
6-46-777-65
Gasquet R.
Benneteau J.
6-47-5
Quarter-finals
Fish M.
Luczak P.
7-656-2
Benneteau J.
Mayer L.
6-46-756-0
Gasquet R.
Starace P.
6-37-67
Baghdatis M.
Hewitt L.
4-66-26-3
R16
Starace P.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-33-2
Luczak P.
Berdych T.
1-66-46-2
Fish M.
Korolev E.
6-16-2
Hewitt L.
Seppi A.
6-06-2
Gasquet R.
Becker B.
6-27-64
Benneteau J.
Dent T.
6-35-77-62
Baghdatis M.
Troicki V.
7-56-3
Mayer L.
Cuevas P.
6-46-2
R32
Korolev E.
Querrey S.
6-25-76-4
Starace P.
Gil F.
6-16-4
Benneteau J.
Sela D.
6-36-1
Cuevas P.
Llodra M.
6-27-61
Mayer L.
Andreev I.
6-776-37-64
Troicki V.
Serra F.
7-656-4
Baghdatis M.
Lindahl N.
6-27-5
Seppi A.
Matosevic M.
6-46-4
Fish M.
Ball C.
6-47-64
Luczak P.
Acasuso J.
7-616-4
Becker B.
Chela J.
6-36-3
Gasquet R.
Lopez F.
6-16-4