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Andreas Seppi #76 def. Ivo Karlovic #89

6-3 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-7(5) 9-7

Match Information

Date Jan 21, 2018*
Tournament Australian Open
Category Grand Slam
Surface Hard
RoundR32
Winner Andreas Seppi
Score6-3 7-6(4) 6-7(3) 6-7(5) 9-7
Loser Ivo Karlovic
Duration3h 51m
StatAndreas SeppiIvo Karlovic
Aces2352
Double faults76
First serve %5871
First serve points won %8581
Second serve points won %7058
Break points saved %10078
Break points converted %220
Service points won %7974
Return points won %2621
Total points won %5248

Pre-match Comparison

FieldAndreas SeppiIvo Karlovic
Country ITA CRO
Birth dateFeb 21, 1984Feb 28, 1979
Age3338
Height191211
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)7689
Ranking points (entering)686615
Elo (entering)1,7681,814
Career W-L363–397357–333
Career earnings$11,816,212$10,160,232
Pre-match H2H
Andreas Seppi 1 2 Ivo Karlovic

Path

Andreas Seppi's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2018R64 Yoshihito Nishioka 6-1 6-3 6-4WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2018R128 Corentin Moutet 3-6 6-4 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch data

Andreas Seppi's next match

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 23, 2018R16 Kyle Edmund 7-6(4) 5-7 2-6 3-6LH2HMatch data

Ivo Karlovic's path

DateRoundOpponentScoreW/LH2HMatch data
Jan 18, 2018R64 Yuichi Sugita 7-6(3) 6-7(3) 7-5 4-6 12-10WH2HMatch data
Jan 17, 2018R128 Laslo Djere 7-6(3) 6-3 7-6(2)WH2HMatch data