Martin Klizan vs Mikhail Youzhny — St. Petersburg Semi-final

St. Petersburg · ATP · Semi-final
SVK
Martin Klizan
#1164ATP
37 yrs · 191 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 September 2012
carpet
RUS
Mikhail Youzhny
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Klizan M.
6-7 6-4 7-6
Youzhny M.
Klizan M.
6116772
Youzhny M.
7134631

Martin Klizan defeated Mikhail Youzhny 6-7 6-4 7-6 in the St. Petersburg semi-final on carpet. The upset overturned the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in defending last year's semi-final. Martin Klizan extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-08-29US OpenR128hardMikhail Youzhny6-2 6-1 6-1
2014-04-28MunichR16clayMartin Klizan6-7(5) 6-2 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Klizan M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Youzhny M.

Youzhny M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Klizan 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
Klizan M.Youzhny M.
1st serve in·Even
58%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Klizan M.Youzhny M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
71
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
84
93
Break points won·Clear edge
63
41
Deciding sets·Clear edge
82
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Klizan M.
Fognini F.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Fognini F.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-36-4
Klizan M.
Youzhny M.
6-7116-47-63
Quarter-finals
Fognini F.
Bautista Agut R.
6-47-61
Youzhny M.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-40-66-3
Gimeno Traver D.
Cipolla F.
6-27-5
Klizan M.
Berankis R.
6-36-2
R16
Garcia Lopez G.
Lorenzi P.
6-13-1
Klizan M.
Bolelli S.
6-36-3
Berankis R.
Zopp J.
6-3
Bautista Agut R.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-4
Fognini F.
Stakhovsky S.
7-646-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Kubot L.
6-47-65
Youzhny M.
Ram R.
6-16-4
Cipolla F.
Zemlja G.
6-26-756-3
R32
Cipolla F.
Vasilevski A.
7-647-66
Stakhovsky S.
Nedelko I.
7-626-2
Gabashvili T.
Fidirko N.
6-26-0
Zopp J.
Kumantsov A.
6-35-3
Berankis R.
Petzschner P.
6-23-3
Bautista Agut R.
Lu Y.
6-46-2
Bolelli S.
Zeballos H.
7-637-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Donskoy E.
2-66-46-3
Lorenzi P.
Betov S.
1-66-26-2
Ram R.
Bachinger M.
6-46-4
Youzhny M.
Pospisil V.
7-646-1
Fognini F.
Kamke T.
4-66-26-3
Zemlja G.
Lacko L.
6-36-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Serra F.
7-656-2
Kubot L.
Istomin D.
4-66-36-4
Klizan M.
Elgin M.
6-46-3