Ivo Karlovic vs Emilio Gomez — Houston CH Round of 16

Houston CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
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Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 November 2018
hard
ECU
Emilio Gomez
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWLLW
Karlovic I.
7-6 6-3
Gomez E.
Karlovic I.
7762
Gomez E.
6130

Ivo Karlovic defeated Emilio Gomez 7-6 6-3 in the Houston CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Emilio Gomez came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Emilio Gomez in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-04Indian Wells MastersQ2hardEmilio Gomez6-3 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Gomez E.

Gomez E.serving94% hold

wins 74% 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.Gomez E.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
60%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
83%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
55%
49%
Service points won·Clear edge
73%
61%
Return points won·Clear edge
26%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.5
3.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
4.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (118 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Karlovic I.Gomez E.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
98
77
Break points won·Clear edge
0
19
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
23
Tiebreaks·Even
76
79

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Klahn B.[2]
Smith R.
7-647-64
Semi-finals
Smith R.
Majchrzak K.
6-42-3
Klahn B.[2]
Koepfer D.[8]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Koepfer D.[8]
Karlovic I.[3]
6-16-4
Smith R.
Kwiatkowski T.
4-67-657-61
Majchrzak K.
Jung J.[5]
7-656-726-3
Klahn B.[2]
Song E.
6-34-66-1
R16
Karlovic I.[3]
Gomez E.
7-616-3
Koepfer D.[8]
Escobedo E.
6-17-5
Majchrzak K.
Ortega Olmedo R.
6-34-66-3
Song E.
Galarneau A.
6-23-66-2
Jung J.[5]
Couacaud E.
6-17-63
Smith R.
Adams H.
6-36-4
Klahn B.[2]
Redlicki M.
6-46-4
Kwiatkowski T.
Lorenzi P.[4]
6-46-4
R32
Smith R.
King D.
6-33-67-64
Jung J.[5]
Cid R.
6-16-1
Majchrzak K.
Sandgren T.[1]
6-27-5
Song E.
Fratangelo B.[6]
6-30-0
Kwiatkowski T.
Krueger M.
7-664-66-4
Redlicki M.
Hernandez J.
6-41-66-4
Galarneau A.
Fawcett T.
6-36-2
Adams H.
Smyczek T.[7]
6-37-5
Karlovic I.[3]
Giron M.
6-46-2
Koepfer D.[8]
Arevalo M.
7-643-66-4
Lorenzi P.[4]
Kozlov S.
6-43-66-4
Klahn B.[2]
Sarkissian A.
6-16-2
Ortega Olmedo R.
Sarkar S.
7-616-1
Escobedo E.
Lenz J.
4-66-37-66
Gomez E.
Galan D.
6-16-4
Couacaud E.
Schneider R.
6-46-3