Lleyton Hewitt vs Ivo Karlovic — Newport Final

Newport · ATP · Final
AUS3
Lleyton Hewitt
45 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 July 2014
grass
CRO2
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Hewitt L.
6-3 6-7 7-6
Karlovic I.
Hewitt L.
664772
Karlovic I.
377631

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the Newport final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 4–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Lleyton Hewitt closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

1–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-11Queen's ClubR64grassIvo Karlovic6-3 6-2
2009-05-25Roland GarrosR128clayLleyton Hewitt6-7(1) 6-7(4) 7-6(4) 6-4 6-3
2007-10-01TokyoQFhardIvo Karlovic7-6(5) 7-6(6)
2005-06-06Queen's ClubQFgrassIvo Karlovic7-6(4) 6-3
2003-06-23WimbledonR128grassIvo Karlovic1-6 7-6(5) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Hewitt L.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving95% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Hewitt L.

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
Hewitt L.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
83%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
55%
Service points won·Clear edge
60%
73%
Return points won·Clear edge
39%
27%
Break points saved·Clear edge
59%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.3
20.9
Double faults / match·Even
5.0
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hewitt L.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
63
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
88
98
Break points won·Dominant
57
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
58
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Hewitt L.[3]
Karlovic I.[2]
6-36-747-63
Semi-finals
Hewitt L.[3]
Sock J.[7]
6-16-2
Karlovic I.[2]
Groth S.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Sock J.[7]
Isner J.[1]
6-47-64
Hewitt L.[3]
Johnson S.[6]
6-46-4
Groth S.
Mahut N.[4]
6-36-4
Karlovic I.[2]
Sela D.
7-637-5
R16
Sock J.[7]
Ram R.
7-56-2
Hewitt L.[3]
Pavic A.
6-26-2
Karlovic I.[2]
Stakhovsky S.
7-57-63
Johnson S.[6]
Ito T.
6-32-0
Groth S.
Jaziri M.
7-677-63
Sela D.
Mannarino A.[8]
6-36-1
Isner J.[1]
Krajicek A.
6-36-3
Mahut N.[4]
Saville L.
6-46-2
R32
Krajicek A.
Smyczek T.
7-676-1
Ram R.
Ebden M.
6-27-5
Sock J.[7]
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-3
Hewitt L.[3]
Harrison R.
1-67-56-4
Ito T.
Krueger M.
7-676-1
Johnson S.[6]
Thompson C.
6-16-2
Jaziri M.
Berankis R.
7-56-3
Saville L.
Polansky P.
6-46-2
Mahut N.[4]
Arguello F.
7-616-4
Mannarino A.[8]
Wang J.
6-26-4
Sela D.
Przysiezny M.
6-17-62
Stakhovsky S.
Dustov F.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[2]
Ginepri R.
7-626-2
Groth S.
Young D.[5]
7-676-2
Isner J.[1]
Odesnik W.
6-37-66
Pavic A.
Copil M.
7-606-4