Thomaz Bellucci vs Ivo Karlovic — Moscow Semi-final
Moscow · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2012
hard
Bellucci T.6-7 6-4 6-4
Karlovic I.
Bellucci T.
65662
Karlovic I.
77441
Thomaz Bellucci defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-7 6-4 6-4 in the Moscow semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Thomaz Bellucci claimed a first win over Ivo Karlovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Thomaz Bellucci dropped the opening set before beating Ivo Karlovic 6–7 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-09-19 | Davis Cup WG PO: CRO vs BRA | RR | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 7-6(5) 6-4 6-7(6) 7-6(4) |
| 2008-07-28 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Ivo Karlovic | 6-3 6-4 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
68%
83%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Clear edge
60%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
39%
27%
Break points saved·Clear edge
58%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
20.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
4.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
21
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
98
Break points won·Clear edge
21
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
20
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
Quarter-finals
Jaziri M.
Rosol L.
7-656-3
Karlovic I.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-646-3
Seppi A.
Ito T.
6-26-1
Bellucci T.
Janowicz J.
6-47-63
R16
Jaziri M.
Troicki V.
6-13-66-2
Ito T.
Kravchuk K.
7-672-66-3
Seppi A.
Sijsling I.
7-56-2
Bellucci T.
Cipolla F.
6-46-1
Karlovic I.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-6116-4
Roger-Vasselin E.
Dolgopolov A.
6-35-77-66
Janowicz J.
Berlocq C.
6-36-4
Rosol L.
Istomin D.
4-66-46-3
R32
Rosol L.
Gimeno Traver D.
7-697-62
Jaziri M.
Ram R.
6-36-1
Istomin D.
Phau B.
5-77-56-1
Berlocq C.
Kuznetsov A.
1-66-46-3
Janowicz J.
Becker B.
7-666-3
Cipolla F.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-4
Bogomolov Jr A.
Davydenko N.
7-56-4
Karlovic I.
Bolelli S.
6-47-64
Roger-Vasselin E.
Donskoy E.
6-44-66-3
Ito T.
Bautista Agut R.
6-31-66-2
Sijsling I.
Berrer M.
7-676-3
Kravchuk K.
Korolev E.
6-46-3