Paul Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Kiefer — Indian Wells Masters Round of 64
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2006 ·
hard
Henri Mathieu P.7-6 4-6 6-2
Kiefer N.
Henri Mathieu P.
7462
Kiefer N.
6621
Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Nicolas Kiefer 7-6 4-6 6-2 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–2.
Head to head
1–3| 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 |
| 2003-08-18 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
7.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 121). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
19
53
Break points saved·Slight edge
77
70
Break points won·Dominant
20
58
Deciding sets·Dominant
28
65
Tiebreaks·Dominant
26
70
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast