Ivo Karlovic vs Jiri VeselyCincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
#2142ATP
33 yrs · 198 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-3 3-6 7-5
Vesely J.
Karlovic I.
6372
Vesely J.
3651

Ivo Karlovic defeated Jiri Vesely 6-3 3-6 7-5 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jiri Vesely came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard. Ivo Karlovic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Ivo Karlovic closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–5.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06DohaQ1hardJiri Vesely6-7(10) 6-3 6-2
2015-08-31US OpenR64hardJiri Vesely7-6(3) 3-6 3-6 6-2 7-6(4)
2015-04-20BucharestQFclayJiri Vesely6-4 6-4
2014-05-18DusseldorfSFclayIvo Karlovic7-6(6) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving97% hold

wins 78% of points on serve vs Vesely J.

Vesely J.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
1st serve in·Even
65%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
76%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
Return points won·Slight edge
26%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.5
10.2
Double faults / match·Even
4.4
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
46
Break points saved·Even
98
95
Break points won·Slight edge
0
8
Deciding sets·Slight edge
83
75
Tiebreaks·Dominant
76
28

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 60%