Mikhail Youzhny vs Radek Stepanek — Halle Quarter-final

Halle · ATP · Quarter-final
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2012
grass
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWLWWW
Youzhny M.
6-4 4-6 6-4
Stepanek R.
Youzhny M.
6462
Stepanek R.
4641

Mikhail Youzhny defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 4-6 6-4 in the Halle quarter-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 4–3. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.

Key context

  • Match story: Mikhail Youzhny edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

3–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-05-26Roland GarrosR64clayRadek Stepanek6-0 6-3 3-6 6-4
2013-04-29MunichR32clayRadek Stepanek6-4 5-7 6-4
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassMikhail Youzhny7-5 6-7(5) 6-4 6-7(4) 6-3
2004-11-01Paris MastersQFhardRadek Stepanek7-6(1) 6-3
2003-03-17Miami MastersR64hardRadek Stepanek6-3 6-3
2003-02-07Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs RUSRRclayMikhail Youzhny3-6 7-6(8) 6-7(6) 6-2 6-3
2002-12-30DohaR16hardMikhail Youzhny6-3 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

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
Youzhny M.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
4.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 185). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Youzhny M.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Even
63
64
Break points saved·Even
93
92
Break points won·Even
41
39
Deciding sets·Slight edge
68
79
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
83
74

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
19°COvercast
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 50%

Draw

Final
Haas T.
Federer R.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Haas T.
Kohlschreiber P.
7-657-5
Federer R.
Youzhny M.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Youzhny M.
Stepanek R.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Raonic M.
6-746-47-63
Haas T.
Berdych T.
6-43-67-5
Kohlschreiber P.
Nadal R.
6-36-4
R16
Raonic M.
Zhang Z.
6-16-1
Haas T.
Granollers M.
6-36-4
Youzhny M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-43-66-3
Stepanek R.
Stebe C.
6-46-4
Federer R.
Mayer F.
6-47-5
Berdych T.
Troicki V.
6-36-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Kubot L.
6-756-16-3
Nadal R.
Lacko L.
7-56-1
R32
Haas T.
Tomic B.
5-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Brown D.
7-647-64
Stebe C.
Berlocq C.
6-33-67-5
Lacko L.
Kravchuk K.
2-66-26-3
Mayer F.
Smyczek T.
6-46-4
Zhang Z.
Kamke T.
6-47-62
Raonic M.
Petzschner P.
7-57-61
Youzhny M.
Haase R.
6-36-2
Stepanek R.
Seppi A.
7-664-67-67
Granollers M.
Zverev M.
6-46-2
Troicki V.
Becker B.
6-27-66
Kubot L.
Nieminen J.
6-46-4