Andreas Seppi #60 def. Lleyton Hewitt #4

4-6 7-5 7-5

Andreas Seppi defeated Lleyton Hewitt 4-6 7-5 7-5 in the 2006 Sydney International quarterfinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatAndreas SeppiLleyton Hewitt
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
85
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
24
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
59.3%57.6%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
65.6%71.7%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
45.5%41.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
45.5%36.4%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
57.4%58.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
63.6%54.5%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
41.3%42.6%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
50.0%50.0%
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.
-5.1-3.8
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.
+3.8+5.1

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2006 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldAndreas SeppiLleyton Hewitt
Country ITA AUS
Birth dateFeb 21, 1984Feb 24, 1981
Age2124
Height191 cm178 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)604
Ranking points (entering)5972,465
Elo (entering)1,7272,091
Current career W-L367–401567–244
Current career earnings$11,816,212$20,890,470
Pre-match H2H
Andreas Seppi #60 0 – 1 Lleyton Hewitt #4

Path

Andreas Seppi's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Chris Guccione #1547-5 7-6(2)WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2006R16
Kristof Vliegen #876-3 6-7(3) 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32

Andreas Seppi's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Igor Andreev #262-6 6-2 2-6LH2HMatch dataJan 14, 2006SF

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Jurgen Melzer #536-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 13, 2006R16
Vincent Spadea #752-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 12, 2006R32