Lleyton Hewitt #5 def. Nicolas Kiefer #75

6-2 6-4

Lleyton Hewitt defeated Nicolas Kiefer 6-2 6-4 in the 2003 Los Angeles Open semifinal on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatLleyton HewittNicolas Kiefer
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
47
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
21
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
51.8%56.4%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.0%54.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
51.9%41.7%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
33.3%28.6%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.7%49.1%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
71.4%66.7%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
50.9%39.3%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
55.9%44.1%
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.
-1.8-13.4
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.
+13.4+1.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2003 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldLleyton HewittNicolas Kiefer
Country AUS GER
Birth dateFeb 24, 1981Jul 5, 1977
Age2226
Height178 cm183 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)575
Ranking points (entering)2,945516
Elo (entering)1,9691,726
Current career W-L567–244347–255
Current career earnings$20,890,470$7,480,465
Pre-match H2H

Path

Lleyton Hewitt's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Kenneth Carlsen #766-7(3) 6-4 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2003QF
Michael Joyce 6-3 6-0W—Match dataAug 1, 2003R16
Cecil Mamiit #1446-0 7-5WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2003R32

Lleyton Hewitt's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Wayne Ferreira #253-6 6-4 5-7LH2HMatch dataAug 3, 2003F

Nicolas Kiefer's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Vincent Spadea #311-6 7-5 6-3WH2HMatch dataAug 2, 2003QF
Sjeng Schalken #126-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataAug 1, 2003R16
Nicolas Thomann #1216-1 6-4WH2HMatch dataJul 31, 2003R32