Nicolas Kiefer vs Michael Sell — Tokyo Round of 16
Tokyo · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 April 1999 ·
hard
Kiefer N.3-6 6-3 6-2
Sell M.
Kiefer N.
3662
Sell M.
6321
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Michael Sell 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Tokyo round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Sell came in defending last year's round of 64.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Michael Sell 3–6 6–3 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
64%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
76%
61%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast