R128 Australian Open 2013

Tim Smyczek #125 def. Ivo Karlovic #103

6-4 7-6(5) 7-5

Tim Smyczek defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-4 7-6(5) 7-5 in the 2013 Australian Open first round on hard courts.

Match Information

Date: Jan 16, 2013*
Tournament: Australian Open
Edition: 2013
Category: Grand Slam
Surface: Hard
Round: R128
Duration: 2h 18m

Match Statistics

Stat	Tim Smyczek	Ivo Karlovic
Aces	4	16
Double faults	2	4
First serve %	72.0%	63.0%
First serve points won %	79.0%	74.0%
Second serve points won %	55.0%	51.0%
Break points saved %	100.0%	71.0%
Break points converted %	29.0%	0.0%
Service points won %	72.0%	65.0%
Return points won %	35.0%	28.0%
Total points won %	53.0%	47.0%

Player Comparison

Field	Tim Smyczek	Ivo Karlovic
Country	USA	CRO
Birth date	Dec 30, 1987	Feb 28, 1979
Age	25	33
Height	175 cm	211 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	—
Ranking (entering)	125	103
Ranking points (entering)	448	536
Elo (entering)	1,704	1,719
Current career W-L	43–85	363–335
Current career earnings	$2,067,979	$10,160,232

Pre-match H2H

Tim Smyczek #125 0 – 0 Ivo Karlovic #103

Path

Tim Smyczek's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Matthew Barton #430	3-6 6-4 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 15, 2013	Q2
Marcelo Demoliner #253	6-2 6-2	W	H2H	Match data	Jan 14, 2013	Q1

Tim Smyczek's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
David Ferrer #5	0-6 5-7 6-4 3-6	L	H2H	Match data	Jan 17, 2013	R64

Ivo Karlovic's path

No prior matches in this tournament.