Marcos Baghdatis vs Ivo KarlovicZagreb Round of 16

Zagreb · ATP · Round of 16
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2015
hard
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Baghdatis M.
3-6 7-6 7-6
Karlovic I.
Baghdatis M.
377792
Karlovic I.
665671

Marcos Baghdatis defeated Ivo Karlovic 3-6 7-6 7-6 in the Zagreb round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in defending last year's round of 16. Marcos Baghdatis extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-07-11NewportSFgrassIvo Karlovic7-6(3) 7-6(6)
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayMarcos Baghdatis7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
2008-09-29MetzR32hardIvo Karlovic4-6 2-1 RET
2008-02-11MarseilleR16hardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Baghdatis M.serving96% hold

wins 76% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
27%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
20.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
59
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
98
Break points won·Dominant
36
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
64
83
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
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