Nicolas Kiefer vs Sebastien Grosjean — Lyon Round of 32
Lyon · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 October 2009 ·
clay
Kiefer N.4-6 7-6 7-6
Grosjean S.
Kiefer N.
4772
Grosjean S.
6661
Nicolas Kiefer defeated Sebastien Grosjean 4-6 7-6 7-6 in the Lyon round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Sebastien Grosjean came in leading the head-to-head 5–3, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Kiefer narrowed the head-to-head to 5–4.
Key context
- Match story: Nicolas Kiefer dropped the opening set before beating Sebastien Grosjean 4–6 7–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–5| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-02-10 | Davis Cup WG R1: GER vs FRA | RR | hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 7-5 7-6 6-0 |
| 2006-01-16 | Australian Open | QF | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-3 0-6 6-4 6-7 8-6 |
| 2005-05-11 | Hamburg | R32 | clay | Sebastien Grosjean | 2-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2005-05-09 | Hamburg Masters | R32 | clay | Sebastien Grosjean | 2-6 6-3 6-4 |
| 2004-03-22 | Miami Masters | R16 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2002-08-12 | Indianapolis | R16 | hard | Sebastien Grosjean | 7-6 6-3 |
| 2000-07-10 | Gstaad | R16 | clay | Sebastien Grosjean | 6-3 6-1 |
| 1999-08-09 | Cincinnati Masters | R64 | hard | Nicolas Kiefer | 7-5 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
51%
56%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
76%
63%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
35%
33%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
53
34
Break points saved·Slight edge
70
59
Break points won·Even
58
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
65
39
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
70
59
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast