Nicolas Kiefer vs Fabrice Santoro — Miami Masters Round of 64
Miami Masters · ATP · Round of 64
2 — 1
Sets
Wednesday, 25 March 2009 ·
hard
Kiefer N.5-7 7-6 6-2
Santoro F.
Kiefer N.
5762
Santoro F.
7621
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Fabrice Santoro 5-7 7-6 6-2 in the Miami Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Fabrice Santoro came in leading the head-to-head 7–2, defending last year's round of 32, but Nicolas Kiefer had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 7–3.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Fabrice Santoro 5–7 7–6 6–2.
Head to head
2–7| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-22 | Wimbledon | R128 | grass | Fabrice Santoro | 6-4 6-2 6-2 |
| 2007-06-25 | Wimbledon | R64 | grass | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-3 6-4 |
| 2006-03-20 | Miami Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-6 2-6 6-4 |
| 2002-03-11 | Indian Wells Masters | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6 6-1 |
| 2001-07-30 | Canada Masters | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 4-6 6-4 6-3 |
| 2001-05-14 | Hamburg Masters | R16 | clay | Fabrice Santoro | 6-3 6-3 |
| 2000-03-13 | Indian Wells Masters | R64 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 6-1 6-4 |
| 2000-01-03 | Doha | SF | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-5 6-4 |
| 1999-01-18 | Australian Open | R32 | hard | Fabrice Santoro | 7-6 6-1 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
52%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.2
4.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
1.7
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 35). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
41
Break points saved·Even
70
66
Break points won·Slight edge
58
51
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
51
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
60
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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