Nicolas Kiefer vs Tim Henman — Hong Kong Semi-final
Hong Kong · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2000 ·
hard
Kiefer N.6-4 6-2
Henman T.
Kiefer N.
662
Henman T.
420
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Tim Henman 6-4 6-2 in the Hong Kong semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Henman came in leading the head-to-head 7–1, but Nicolas Kiefer had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 7–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped just 6 games past Tim Henman.
Head to head
1–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-14 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Tim Henman | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2004-08-30 | US Open | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-7 6-3 6-1 6-7 3-0 |
| 2002-05-20 | Dusseldorf | RR | clay | Tim Henman | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2002-02-18 | Rotterdam | R32 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-2 6-2 |
| 2001-08-06 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 7-5 6-3 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | R16 | hard | Tim Henman | 6-4 6-1 |
| 1998-10-05 | Basel | QF | hard | Tim Henman | 6-3 6-4 |
| 1997-09-22 | Toulouse | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.5
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.5
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast