R32 Australian Open 2008

Paul-Henri Mathieu #25 def. Stefan Koubek #68

4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6

Paul-Henri Mathieu defeated Stefan Koubek 4-6 7-6(4) 2-6 7-5 8-6 in the 2008 Australian Open third round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatPaul-Henri MathieuStefan Koubek
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
718
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
85
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
56.5%63.8%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
69.2%70.8%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
48.8%45.6%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
61.1%70.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
60.3%61.7%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
30.0%38.9%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
38.3%39.7%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
49.2%50.8%
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.
-2.9-1.5
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.
+1.5+2.9

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2008 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldPaul-Henri MathieuStefan Koubek
Country FRA AUT
Birth dateJan 12, 1982Jan 2, 1977
Age2631
Height185 cm175 cm
HandednessRight-HandedLeft-Handed
Backhand styleTwo-Handed BackhandTwo-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)2568
Ranking points (entering)1,320556
Elo (entering)1,8561,796
Current career W-L271–298195–235
Current career earnings$6,299,093$3,365,024
Pre-match H2H

Path

Paul-Henri Mathieu's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Paul Capdeville #1006-7(5) 6-0 6-4 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Victor Hanescu #796-1 7-6(4) 6-2WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128

Paul-Henri Mathieu's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Rafael Nadal #24-6 0-3 (ret.)LH2HMatch dataJan 22, 2008R16

Stefan Koubek's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Agustin Calleri #416-3 7-6(6) 7-6(5)WH2HMatch dataJan 17, 2008R64
Carlos Moya #187-6(5) 6-7(2) 7-5 6-4WH2HMatch dataJan 16, 2008R128