Ivo Karlovic vs Horacio ZeballosAustralian Open Round of 128

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 128
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Monday, 16 January 2017 ·
hard
41 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Karlovic I.
6-7 3-6 7-5 6-2 22-20
Zeballos H.
Karlovic I.
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Zeballos H.
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Ivo Karlovic defeated Horacio Zeballos 6-7 3-6 7-5 6-2 22-20 in the Australian Open round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Horacio Zeballos came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ivo Karlovic had been the form player, winning 7 of their last 9 on hard. Ivo Karlovic claimed a first win over Horacio Zeballos in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR64clayHoracio Zeballos7-6 7-6 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
83%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
26%
34%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
20.6
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (152 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
40
Break points saved·Clear edge
96
80
Break points won·Clear edge
0
23
Deciding sets·Even
73
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
68
25

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

Draw