Nicolas Kiefer vs Flavio Saretta — Long Island Round of 16
Long Island · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 August 2003 ·
hard
Kiefer N.6-3 6-1
Saretta F.
Kiefer N.
662
Saretta F.
310
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Flavio Saretta 6-3 6-1 in the Long Island round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Flavio Saretta came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16, but Nicolas Kiefer had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Nicolas Kiefer claimed a first win over Flavio Saretta in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped just 4 games past Flavio Saretta.
Head to head
0–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004-03-08 | Indian Wells Masters | R128 | hard | Flavio Saretta | 6-2 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
53%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.