Ivo Karlovic vs Nick Kyrgios, Houston 2018, Quarterfinal
Final score
Final
Karlovic won in 3 sets · 1h 32m
2–1
Set 13–6
Set 26–2
Set 36–3
Venue and conditions
River Oaks Country ClubHouston, USACenter Court
ClayCourt speed1.4 vs last year93.7Slow
What is court speed?
How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.
- Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
- Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
- Average97–103US Open, Dubai
- Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
- Very fast108+Basel
Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.
How court speed worksConditionsHistorical daily weather
Set statistics
Final statisticsService
18Aces3
4Double faults1
44/6964%1st serve %68%55/81
21/2584%2nd serve %96%25/26
37/4484%1st serve points won62%34/55
14/2556%2nd serve points won62%16/26
3/475%Break points saved63%5/8
13Service games played13
Return
21/5538%1st serve return points16%7/44
10/2638%2nd serve return points44%11/25
3/838%Break points converted25%1/4
13Return games played13
Points
51Service points won50
31Receiver points won18
8Max points in a row6
Games
5Max games in a row3
Point by point
Karlovic6
Kyrgios3
150300400
Karlovic5
Kyrgios3
015151530154015
Karlovic4
Kyrgios3
150300400
Karlovic3
Kyrgios3
01515151530303040304040A40404040A404040A
Karlovic3
Kyrgios2
1501515301530304030
Karlovic2
Kyrgios2
1501515301530303040
Karlovic2
Kyrgios1
1503004004015
Karlovic1
Kyrgios1
01515151530303040304040A40404040A
Karlovic1
Kyrgios0
1501515301530304030
Karlovic6
Kyrgios2
150300301540154030
Karlovic5
Kyrgios2
1503004004015
Karlovic4
Kyrgios2
015030153030304030
Karlovic3
Kyrgios2
0150301530303030404040A40
Karlovic2
Kyrgios2
015030040
Karlovic2
Kyrgios1
150151530154015
Karlovic1
Kyrgios1
150151515301540
Karlovic1
Kyrgios0
150151530154015
Karlovic3
Kyrgios6
1501515153015403040
Karlovic3
Kyrgios5
150300400
Karlovic2
Kyrgios5
015030040
Karlovic2
Kyrgios4
15030030154015
Karlovic1
Kyrgios4
015030153015403040
Karlovic1
Kyrgios3
0151515301530304030
Karlovic0
Kyrgios3
0150300401540
Karlovic0
Kyrgios2
01503004015403040
Karlovic0
Kyrgios1
1501515301530303040
Head to head
1Karlovic
4Kyrgios
5 meetingsClay 1–0Hard 0–4
- HoustonQuarterfinal · 13 Apr 2018ClayThis matchIvo KarlovicSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Nick KyrgiosSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 2Set 3: 3
- Cincinnati MastersRound of 16 · 18 Aug 2017HardNick KyrgiosSets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 66Set 3: 3
- Miami MastersRound of 32 · 27 Mar 2017HardNick KyrgiosSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 64Set 3: 7Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 62
- Kuala LumpurQuarterfinal · 2 Oct 2015HardNick KyrgiosSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 7Ivo KarlovicSets won: 0Set 1: 64Set 2: 62
- Australian OpenRound of 64 · 21 Jan 2015HardNick KyrgiosSets won: 3Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Set 3: 5Set 4: 6Ivo KarlovicSets won: 1Set 1: 64Set 2: 4Set 3: 7Set 4: 4
Match research
ProEverything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.
- Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
- Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
- Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
- Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.