Paul Henri Mathieu vs Nicolas Kiefer — Beijing Olympics Round of 16
Beijing Olympics · ATP · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 11 August 2008 ·
hard
Henri Mathieu P.6-3 7-5
Kiefer N.
Henri Mathieu P.
672
Kiefer N.
350
Paul Henri Mathieu defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-3 7-5 in the Beijing Olympics round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Kiefer came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Paul Henri Mathieu narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Paul Henri Mathieu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–5.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2006-03-06 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Paul Henri Mathieu | 7-6 4-6 6-2 |
| 2003-08-18 | Long Island | R32 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 4-6 7-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
56%
52%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.7
7.8
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 69). 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