Ivo Karlovic vs Radek Stepanek — Bogota Semi-final

Bogota · ATP · Semi-final
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 July 2014
hard
CZE4
Radek Stepanek
47 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-4 3-6 6-4
Stepanek R.
Karlovic I.
6362
Stepanek R.
4641

Ivo Karlovic defeated Radek Stepanek 6-4 3-6 6-4 in the Bogota semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Radek Stepanek came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-07-20BogotaQFhardIvo Karlovic3-6 7-6(7) 6-4
2014-04-13Monte Carlo MastersR64clayRadek Stepanek6-1 6-2
2010-01-18Australian OpenR128hardIvo Karlovic2-6 7-6(5) 6-4 3-6 6-4
2009-09-18Davis Cup WG SF: CRO vs CZERRclayRadek Stepanek6-7(5) 7-6(5) 7-6(6) 6-7(2) 16-14
2005-01-31MilanR16carpetRadek Stepanek7-6(7) 4-6 7-6(5)
2004-07-12StuttgartR16grassRadek Stepanek6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Stepanek R.

Stepanek R.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.Stepanek R.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
63%
Return points won·Clear edge
27%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.9
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.7
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 111). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Stepanek R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
92
Break points won·Dominant
0
39
Deciding sets·Even
83
79
Tiebreaks·Even
76
74

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
Final
Tomic B.
Karlovic I.[2]
7-653-67-64
Semi-finals
Karlovic I.[2]
Stepanek R.[4]
6-43-66-4
Tomic B.
Estrella V.[8]
7-626-757-65
Quarter-finals
Estrella V.[8]
Gasquet R.[1]
6-36-4
Stepanek R.[4]
Gonzalez A.[6]
6-46-4
Karlovic I.[2]
Wang J.
6-37-66
Tomic B.
Pospisil V.[3]
6-46-4
R16
Estrella V.[8]
Polansky P.
6-46-1
Pospisil V.[3]
Kuznetsov A.
7-57-5
Tomic B.
Falla A.[5]
6-17-62
Stepanek R.[4]
Pella G.
7-626-2
Wang J.
Ward J.
6-36-1
Gasquet R.[1]
Groth S.
7-637-65
Karlovic I.[2]
Sela D.
7-687-65
Gonzalez A.[6]
De Bakker T.
6-36-4
R32
Groth S.
Cabal J.
6-36-7107-64
Estrella V.[8]
Londero J.
7-56-3
Kuznetsov A.
Mannarino A.
6-47-63
Tomic B.
Dustov F.
6-36-3
Falla A.[5]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Gonzalez A.[6]
Donskoy E.
7-53-66-4
De Bakker T.
King K.
2-67-646-3
Pella G.
Struvay E.
6-36-4
Wang J.
Przysiezny M.
7-644-66-3
Ward J.
Ebden M.[7]
6-43-0
Sela D.
Arguello F.
6-46-2
Polansky P.
Barrientos N.
3-66-46-3