Radek Stepanek vs Lleyton Hewitt — Shanghai Masters Round of 64

Shanghai Masters · ATP · Round of 64
CZE
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 7 October 2012
hard
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Stepanek R.
7-5 6-1
Hewitt L.
Stepanek R.
762
Hewitt L.
51–

Radek Stepanek defeated Lleyton Hewitt 7-5 6-1 in the Shanghai Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lleyton Hewitt came in leading the head-to-head 3–0, but Radek Stepanek had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 6 on hard. Radek Stepanek claimed a first win over Lleyton Hewitt in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Radek Stepanek came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

0–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-06-22WimbledonR16grassLleyton Hewitt4-6 2-6 6-1 6-2 6-2
2003-08-25US OpenR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-1 3-0 RET
2003-01-13Australian OpenR32hardLleyton Hewitt6-3 6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Stepanek R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Hewitt L.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

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
Stepanek R.Hewitt L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (185 vs 114). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stepanek R.Hewitt L.
Clutch Rating·Even
64
63
Break points saved·Even
92
88
Break points won·Clear edge
39
57
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
74
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
24°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 43%

Draw

Final
Djokovic N.
Murray A.
5-77-6116-3
Semi-finals
Djokovic N.
Berdych T.
6-36-4
Murray A.
Federer R.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Djokovic N.
Haas T.
6-36-3
Murray A.
Stepanek R.
4-66-26-3
Berdych T.
Tsonga J.
6-37-64
Federer R.
Cilic M.
6-36-4
R16
Tsonga J.
Baghdatis M.
6-27-62
Cilic M.
Verdasco F.
4-66-16-4
Djokovic N.
Lopez F.
6-36-3
Haas T.
Tipsarevic J.
6-26-1
Berdych T.
Querrey S.
6-26-736-4
Stepanek R.
Isner J.
6-46-756-3
Murray A.
Dolgopolov A.
6-26-2
Federer R.
Wawrinka S.
4-67-646-0
R32
Murray A.
Mayer F.
W/O
Isner J.
Anderson K.
7-636-787-67
Baghdatis M.
Raonic M.
7-646-757-63
Haas T.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Lopez F.
Kohlschreiber P.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Klizan M.
7-56-1
Wawrinka S.
Istomin D.
6-44-66-4
Federer R.
Lu Y.
6-37-5
Djokovic N.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-2
Verdasco F.
Monaco J.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Simon G.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Gasquet R.
6-46-4
Tsonga J.
Paire B.
7-677-5
Querrey S.
Nishikori K.
2-66-16-4
Berdych T.
Seppi A.
6-36-3
Tipsarevic J.
Troicki V.
6-27-63
R64
Troicki V.
Youzhny M.
6-32-66-4
Mayer F.
Tomic B.
6-46-0
Wawrinka S.
Ramos A.
7-617-65
Verdasco F.
Soeda G.
6-26-4
Klizan M.
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Cilic M.
Kubot L.
7-56-3
Stepanek R.
Hewitt L.
7-56-1
Dolgopolov A.
Chardy J.
6-36-2
Simon G.
Melzer J.
6-46-2
Gasquet R.
Baker B.
6-26-3
Anderson K.
Nieminen J.
6-27-64
Paire B.
Petzschner P.
7-626-4
Baghdatis M.
Fognini F.
6-26-2
Raonic M.
Matosevic M.
7-646-3
Nishikori K.
Wu D.
6-26-4
Querrey S.
Li Z.
6-36-1
Seppi A.
Berrer M.
6-27-65
Robredo T.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-646-4
Haas T.
Almagro N.
4-67-646-2
Kohlschreiber P.
Harrison R.
6-46-4
Lopez F.
Falla A.
6-31-66-3
Dimitrov G.
Andujar P.
7-56-3
Istomin D.
Berlocq C.
4-66-26-1
Lu Y.
Zhang Z.
6-06-2