Yen Hsun Lu vs Lukas Lacko — Seoul CH Semi-final

Seoul CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
TPE5
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
hard
SVK8
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
Lu Y.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Lacko L.
Lu Y.
77562
Lacko L.
64731

Yen Hsun Lu defeated Lukas Lacko 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Seoul CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lukas Lacko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yen Hsun Lu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Yen Hsun Lu closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-28WashingtonR32hardLukas Lacko6-1 6-4
2012-08-19Winston-SalemR64hardYen Hsun Lu6-3 7-6(3)
2010-01-04ChennaiR32hardLukas Lacko6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lu Y.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Lacko L.

Lacko L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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
Lu Y.Lacko L.
1st serve in·Even
61%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.4
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (126 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lu Y.Lacko L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
26
Break points saved·Even
88
86
Break points won·Clear edge
29
8
Deciding sets·Even
33
33
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
32
27

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Stakhovsky S.
Lu Y.[5]
4-66-37-67
Semi-finals
Lu Y.[5]
Lacko L.[8]
7-645-76-3
Stakhovsky S.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Kudryavtsev A.
Groth S.[3]
4-1
Stakhovsky S.
Lee D.
7-56-2
Lacko L.[8]
Millman J.[1]
W/O
Lu Y.[5]
Jung J.
6-46-4
R16
Stakhovsky S.
Berrer M.[9]
6-01-0
Lacko L.[8]
Barton M.
6-44-66-4
Groth S.[3]
Kwon S.
6-44-66-4
Kudryavtsev A.
Ito T.[6]
7-667-5
Lu Y.[5]
Zhang Z.
6-36-4
Jung J.
Zemlja G.
6-24-67-5
Lee D.
Sugita Y.[7]
7-55-76-4
Millman J.[1]
Ward A.
6-46-2
R32
Kwon S.
Broady L.
3-66-46-3
Lee D.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Kudryavtsev A.
Nam J.
6-46-4
Ito T.[6]
Hong S.
6-46-2
Jung J.
Sarkissian A.
6-36-2
Zemlja G.
Evans D.[4]
6-36-3
Lacko L.[8]
Chen T.
6-36-3
Barton M.
Kravchuk K.
6-33-66-3
Ward A.
Nielsen F.
6-756-37-64
Millman J.[1]
Sekiguchi S.
7-56-4
Sugita Y.[7]
Kang H.
6-16-1
Groth S.[3]
Krueger M.
4-66-36-2
Lu Y.[5]
Wu D.
4-66-26-4
Zhang Z.
Kibi Y.
6-36-2
Berrer M.[9]
Krajicek A.
6-46-737-5
Stakhovsky S.
Chiudinelli M.
6-46-4