Lleyton Hewitt #15 def. Martin Verkerk #17

6-2 (ret.)

The match ended when Martin Verkerk retired.

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Martin Verkerk 6-2 RET after Martin Verkerk retired in the 2004 Sydney International semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittMartin Verkerk
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
23
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
03
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.2%29.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
88.9%77.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
57.1%22.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
0.0%25.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
75.0%38.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
75.0%100.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
61.3%25.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
66.0%34.0%
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.
+12.0-24.3
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.
+24.3-12.0

* 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

FieldLleyton HewittMartin Verkerk
Country AUS NED
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Oct 31, 1978
Age2225
Height178 cm196 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandOne-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)1517
Ranking points (entering)1,4501,420
Elo (entering)1,9681,753
Current career W-L567–24456–64
Current career earnings$20,890,470$1,564,520
Pre-match H2H
Lleyton Hewitt #15 0 0 Martin Verkerk #17

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Arnaud Clement #316-1 4-6 6-3WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2004QF
Karol Kucera #426-4 6-1WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2004R16
Sargis Sargsian #386-4 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2004R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Carlos Moya #74-3 (ret.)WH2HMatch dataJan 18, 2004F

Martin Verkerk's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Mark Philippoussis #106-4 7-6(4)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2004QF
Max Mirnyi #246-7(0) 7-6(6) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2004R16
Wayne Arthurs #1146-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 15, 2004R32