Ivo Karlovic vs Jiri Vesely — Dusseldorf Semi-final

Dusseldorf · ATP · Semi-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 18 May 2014
clay
CZE
Jiri Vesely
#2142ATP
33 yrs · 198 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
7-6 7-6
Vesely J.
Karlovic I.
78792
Vesely J.
66670

Ivo Karlovic defeated Jiri Vesely 7-6 7-6 in the Dusseldorf semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Vesely came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06DohaQ1hardJiri Vesely6-7(10) 6-3 6-2
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersR64hardIvo Karlovic6-3 3-6 7-5
2015-08-31US OpenR64hardJiri Vesely7-6(3) 3-6 3-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2015-04-20BucharestQFclayJiri Vesely6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Vesely J.

Vesely J.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

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
Karlovic I.Vesely J.
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
10.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.7
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Vesely J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
46
Break points saved·Even
98
95
Break points won·Slight edge
0
8
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
28

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

Final
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Karlovic I.[7]
6-27-64
Semi-finals
Karlovic I.[7]
Vesely J.
7-667-67
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Istomin D.
6-24-66-4
Quarter-finals
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Delic M.
7-54-66-1
Istomin D.
Seppi A.[3]
6-36-4
Vesely J.
Melzer J.
6-16-1
Karlovic I.[7]
Monaco J.
6-43-66-3
R16
Kohlschreiber P.[1]
Gabashvili T.
6-36-1
Delic M.
Brown D.
6-36-0
Vesely J.
Davydenko N.
6-17-65
Melzer J.
Sousa J.[4]
7-664-66-4
Karlovic I.[7]
Milojevic N.
6-47-5
Monaco J.
Granollers M.[2]
6-16-2
Istomin D.
Kubler J.
3-66-46-2
Seppi A.[3]
Mannarino A.
6-26-1
R32
Melzer J.
Carreno Busta P.
6-46-1
Brown D.
Lu Y.[5]
7-636-2
Mannarino A.
Matosevic M.
3-66-36-4
Kubler J.
Giannessi A.
7-53-66-1
Istomin D.
Nieminen J.[6]
6-756-36-2
Vesely J.
Sijsling I.[8]
7-626-3
Davydenko N.
Sela D.
6-36-1
Karlovic I.[7]
Kamke T.
3-67-57-65
Monaco J.
Becker B.
6-26-1
Gabashvili T.
Lajovic D.
3-66-36-4
Delic M.
Przysiezny M.
7-57-5
Milojevic N.
Basic M.
6-25-76-4