Nicolas Kiefer vs Paul Henri Mathieu — Long Island Round of 32
Long Island · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2003 ·
hard
Kiefer N.4-6 7-6 6-3
Henri Mathieu P.
Kiefer N.
4762
Henri Mathieu P.
6631
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Paul Henri Mathieu 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Long Island round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Paul Henri Mathieu came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Nicolas Kiefer had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Nicolas Kiefer extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Paul Henri Mathieu 4–6 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008-08-11 | Beijing Olympics | R16 | hard | Paul Henri Mathieu | 6-3 7-5 |
| 2008-05-11 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2007-09-24 | Mumbai | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Paul Henri Mathieu | 7-6 4-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
53%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.5
4.7
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.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
53
18
Break points saved·Slight edge
70
77
Break points won·Dominant
58
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
26
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About