Lleyton Hewitt vs Denis Istomin — Australian Open Round of 64
Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 January 2008 ·
hard
Hewitt L.7-6 6-3 5-7 6-1
Istomin D.
Hewitt L.
76563
Istomin D.
63711
Lleyton Hewitt defeated Denis Istomin 7-6 6-3 5-7 6-1 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Lleyton Hewitt had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Lleyton Hewitt narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Lleyton Hewitt came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–3 5–7 6–1.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-02-18 | Memphis | R16 | hard | Denis Istomin | 6-1 6-2 |
| 2012-12-30 | Brisbane | R16 | hard | Denis Istomin | 7-5 7-5 |
| 2010-05-24 | Roland Garros | R64 | clay | Lleyton Hewitt | 1-6 6-3 6-4 2-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.0
5.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.8
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
57
15
Break points saved·Slight edge
75
84
Break points won·Dominant
55
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
23
Tiebreaks·Dominant
52
27
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast