Lleyton Hewitt vs Igor Kunitsyn — Brisbane Round of 32

Brisbane · ATP · Round of 32
AUS
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 30 December 2012
hard
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLL
Hewitt L.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Kunitsyn I.
Hewitt L.
6462
Kunitsyn I.
3621

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Brisbane round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Igor Kunitsyn came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Lleyton Hewitt had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Lleyton Hewitt claimed a first win over Igor Kunitsyn in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lleyton Hewitt closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-01-01AdelaideRRhardIgor Kunitsyn4-6 7-6(4) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

Kunitsyn I.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

Serve advantage — Hewitt L.

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.Kunitsyn I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.7
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (114 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hewitt L.Kunitsyn I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
88
67
Break points won·Clear edge
57
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
39
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
58
50

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
28°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 53%

Draw

Final
Murray A.
Dolgopolov A.
6-16-3
Murray A.
Dimitrov G.
7-606-4
Semi-finals
Murray A.
Tomic B.
6-36-2
Dolgopolov A.
Simon G.
6-36-4
Murray A.
Nishikori K.
6-42-0
Dimitrov G.
Baghdatis M.
6-35-77-65
Quarter-finals
Murray A.
Baghdatis M.
6-26-2
Tomic B.
Istomin D.
6-37-64
Dolgopolov A.
Stepanek R.
4-66-36-3
Simon G.
Giraldo S.
7-626-4
Dimitrov G.
Melzer J.
6-36-2
Murray A.
Istomin D.
6-47-63
Baghdatis M.
Simon G.
6-36-4
Nishikori K.
Dolgopolov A.
6-47-63
R16
Istomin D.
Haas T.
W/O
Tomic B.
Ito T.
6-16-2
Murray A.
Muller G.
4-67-646-0
Baghdatis M.
Nishikori K.
6-36-4
Stepanek R.
Nieminen J.
7-636-2
Dolgopolov A.
Andreev I.
6-737-696-2
Giraldo S.
Petzschner P.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Duckworth J.
6-37-5
Baghdatis M.
Mayer F.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Nieminen J.
6-24-1
Simon G.
Falla A.
7-657-65
Murray A.
Millman J.
6-15-76-3
Istomin D.
Hewitt L.
7-57-5
Nishikori K.
Robredo T.
6-36-3
Melzer J.
Goffin D.
6-47-64
Dimitrov G.
Raonic M.
6-36-4
R32
Murray A.
Kukushkin M.
5-76-36-2
Istomin D.
Mayer F.
7-652-3
Baghdatis M.
Harrison R.
7-676-4
Petzschner P.
Melzer J.
6-17-5
Giraldo S.
Millman J.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Stebe C.
3-66-16-4
Muller G.
Mello R.
6-737-646-3
Haas T.
Matosevic M.
6-37-5
Ito T.
Mitchell B.
6-46-2
Tomic B.
Benneteau J.
6-24-67-5
Stepanek R.
Ebden M.
6-43-66-3
Nieminen J.
Levine J.
7-646-2
Andreev I.
Mannarino A.
7-666-2
Dolgopolov A.
Falla A.
7-636-2
Duckworth J.
Mahut N.
6-46-4
Simon G.
Sweeting R.
6-36-4
Dimitrov G.
Baker B.
6-37-68
Nieminen J.
Benneteau J.
6-32-66-1
Istomin D.
Klizan M.
6-16-2
Robredo T.
Harrison R.
6-47-64
Goffin D.
Ebden M.
6-26-2
Melzer J.
Kudla D.
2-66-46-4
Millman J.
Ito T.
6-46-1
Falla A.
Levine J.
6-17-68
Hewitt L.
Kunitsyn I.
6-34-66-2
Baghdatis M.
Mitchell B.
6-46-4
Mayer F.
Giraldo S.
6-46-4
Nishikori K.
Matosevic M.
7-56-2