Ivo Karlovic vs Marcos Baghdatis — Newport Semi-final

Newport · ATP · Semi-final
CRO2
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 July 2016
grass
CYP4
Marcos Baghdatis
41 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWWWW
Karlovic I.
7-6 7-6
Baghdatis M.
Karlovic I.
77782
Baghdatis M.
63660

Ivo Karlovic defeated Marcos Baghdatis 7-6 7-6 in the Newport semi-final on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marcos Baghdatis came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-24Roland GarrosR128clayMarcos Baghdatis7-6(5) 6-4 6-4
2015-02-02ZagrebR16hardMarcos Baghdatis3-6 7-6(5) 7-6(7)
2008-09-29MetzR32hardIvo Karlovic4-6 2-1 RET
2008-02-11MarseilleR16hardMarcos Baghdatis6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving96% hold

wins 77% of points on serve vs Baghdatis M.

Baghdatis M.serving97% hold

wins 79% 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.Baghdatis M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
75%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
51%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
27%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
21.0
7.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.7
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 154). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Baghdatis M.
Clutch Rating·Even
56
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
98
92
Break points won·Dominant
0
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
64
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
76
81

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Karlovic I.[2]
Muller G.[3]
6-727-657-612
Semi-finals
Muller G.[3]
Young D.[8]
6-36-4
Karlovic I.[2]
Baghdatis M.[4]
7-637-66
Quarter-finals
Karlovic I.[2]
Chiudinelli M.
6-36-4
Baghdatis M.[4]
Sela D.[7]
6-27-5
Young D.[8]
Johnson S.[1]
6-26-3
Muller G.[3]
Mannarino A.[6]
2-66-16-2
R16
Karlovic I.[2]
Dancevic F.
3-67-656-4
Chiudinelli M.
Smith J.
1-66-36-3
Sela D.[7]
Ram R.
6-36-4
Mannarino A.[6]
Groth S.
7-666-3
Muller G.[3]
Estrella V.
7-676-4
Young D.[8]
Kozlov S.
6-06-4
Johnson S.[1]
Sugita Y.
6-16-4
Baghdatis M.[4]
Baker B.
6-46-3
R32
Mannarino A.[6]
Duckworth J.
6-737-657-64
Dancevic F.
Harrison R.
6-46-4
Smith J.
Thompson J.
6-46-4
Chiudinelli M.
Kuznetsov A.
6-47-66
Baker B.
Krajicek A.
6-23-66-2
Ram R.
Mcdonald M.
6-26-3
Sela D.[7]
Lacko L.
6-36-2
Groth S.
Przysiezny M.
7-626-4
Estrella V.
Novikov D.
7-636-3
Young D.[8]
Donaldson J.
6-16-3
Kozlov S.
Becker B.
6-16-2
Sugita Y.
Weintraub A.
4-66-36-2