R16 US Open 2004

Tim Henman #6 def. Nicolas Kiefer #20

6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-7(4) 3-0 (ret.)

The match ended when Nicolas Kiefer retired.

Tim Henman defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-7(5) 6-3 6-1 6-7(4) 3-0 RET after Nicolas Kiefer retired in the 2004 US Open round of 16 on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatTim HenmanNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
1314
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
67
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
64.7%54.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
77.3%72.1%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
47.9%38.9%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
70.0%68.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
66.9%57.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
32.0%30.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
43.0%33.1%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
54.1%45.9%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.9-6.1
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+6.1-3.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2004 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldTim HenmanNicolas Kiefer
Country GBR GER
Birth dateSep 6, 1974Jul 5, 1977
Age3027
Height185 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleOne-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)620
Ranking points (entering)2,3801,235
Elo (entering)1,9311,909
Current career W-L469–263347–255
Current career earnings$11,635,542$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H
Tim Henman #6 4 – 2 Nicolas Kiefer #20

Path

Tim Henman's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Michal Tabara #1494-6 6-3 5-7 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2004R32
Jerome Golmard #3396-2 6-4 4-6 7-6(1)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2004R64
Ivo Karlovic #527-6(3) 6-7(7) 4-6 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2004R128

Tim Henman's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Dominik Hrbaty #236-1 7-5 5-7 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 10, 2004QF

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Thomas Johansson #616-4 6-0 6-1WH2HMatch dataSep 5, 2004R32
Cyril Saulnier #627-6(0) 6-3 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataSep 3, 2004R64
Nicolas Mahut #1246-3 7-5 6-2WH2HMatch dataSep 1, 2004R128