Nick Kyrgios vs Ivo Karlovic — Kuala Lumpur Quarter-final

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Quarter-final
AUS7
Nick Kyrgios
#899ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
CRO3
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Kyrgios N.
7-6 7-6
Karlovic I.
Kyrgios N.
77772
Karlovic I.
64620

Nick Kyrgios defeated Ivo Karlovic 7-6 7-6 in the Kuala Lumpur quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nick Kyrgios came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 32. Nick Kyrgios extended the head-to-head to 4–1.

Key context

Head to head

3–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-04-09HoustonQFclayIvo Karlovic3-6 6-2 6-3
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersR16hardNick Kyrgios4-6 7-6(6) 6-3
2017-03-20Miami MastersR32hardNick Kyrgios6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(2)
2015-01-19Australian OpenR64hardNick Kyrgios7-6(4) 6-4 5-7 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kyrgios N.serving99% hold

wins 82% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving98% hold

wins 80% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

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
Kyrgios N.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
55%
Service points won·Even
70%
73%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
27%
Break points saved·Even
67%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
16.2
20.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
4.7

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kyrgios N.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
56
Break points saved·Even
99
98
Break points won·Dominant
68
0
Deciding sets·Clear edge
97
83
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
98
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
Final
Ferrer D.[1]
Lopez F.[2]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Kyrgios N.[7]
7-627-65
Ferrer D.[1]
Becker B.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Pospisil V.[8]
6-726-36-2
Kyrgios N.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-647-62
Ferrer D.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-47-63
R16
Kukushkin M.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Sousa J.
2-66-36-4
Becker B.
Chardy J.[6]
5-76-17-5
Kyrgios N.[7]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Basilashvili N.
7-54-66-3
Pospisil V.[8]
Baghdatis M.
7-623-66-3
Lopez F.[2]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
R32
Basilashvili N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-31-0
Sousa J.
Przysiezny M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Groth S.
6-17-66
Ito T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Almagro N.
6-36-756-1
Stepanek R.
Sugita Y.
7-666-0
Kukushkin M.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Albot R.
Troicki V.[5]
6-27-65
Kyrgios N.[7]
Giraldo S.
6-12-1
Pospisil V.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Ram R.
7-623-66-3
Chardy J.[6]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-2