Mikhail Youzhny vs Nicolas Kiefer — Athens Olympics Round of 16
Athens Olympics · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2004 ·
hard
Youzhny M.6-2 3-6 6-2
Kiefer N.
Youzhny M.
6362
Kiefer N.
2621
Mikhail Youzhny defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 3-6 6-2 in the Athens Olympics round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Mikhail Youzhny narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.
Key context
- Match story: Mikhail Youzhny closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-06-07 | Halle | R32 | grass | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 6-1 7-5 |
| 2008-07-21 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6 7-5 |
| 2008-06-09 | Halle | R16 | grass | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-2 5-7 6-3 |
| 2007-10-15 | Madrid Masters | R32 | clay | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-1 6-3 |
| 2004-05-10 | Hamburg Masters | R64 | clay | Mikhail Youzhny | 6-4 6-7 6-2 |
| 2001-04-16 | Monte Carlo Masters | R64 | clay | Mikhail Youzhny | 6-3 6-0 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.6
7.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Slight edge
43
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
70
Break points won·Dominant
23
58
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About