Radek Stepanek vs Nikolay Davydenko — Rotterdam Semi-final
Rotterdam · ATP · Semi-final
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2006 ·
hard
Stepanek R.4-6 6-3 6-3
Davydenko N.
Stepanek R.
4662
Davydenko N.
6331
Radek Stepanek defeated Nikolay Davydenko 4-6 6-3 6-3 in the Rotterdam semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikolay Davydenko came in leading the head-to-head 7–3, defending last year's quarter-final, but Radek Stepanek had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard. Radek Stepanek narrowed the head-to-head to 7–4.
Key context
- Match story: Radek Stepanek dropped the opening set before beating Nikolay Davydenko 4–6 6–3 6–3.
Head to head
3–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012-07-25 | London Olympics | R64 | grass | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2011-04-24 | Munich | SF | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-3 4-0 |
| 2009-10-11 | Shanghai Masters | QF | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-1 4-6 6-1 |
| 2009-04-20 | Barcelona | QF | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-7 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-08-05 | Canada Masters | QF | hard | Radek Stepanek | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2005-10-31 | Paris Masters | QF | hard | Radek Stepanek | 7-5 6-4 |
| 2004-10-11 | Moscow | QF | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 7-6 5-7 6-1 |
| 2004-04-12 | Estoril | R32 | clay | Radek Stepanek | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2003-02-07 | Davis Cup WG R1: CZE vs RUS | RR | clay | Nikolay Davydenko | 1-6 7-6 6-2 3-6 6-0 |
| 2002-10-07 | Vienna | R16 | hard | Nikolay Davydenko | 6-1 5-7 7-5 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
62
65
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
76
Break points won·Dominant
49
78
Deciding sets·Slight edge
80
72
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
74
68
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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