Matthew Smith vs Tom Burn — Great Britain F12 Qualifying Round
Great Britain F12 · ITF · Qualifying Round
GBRMatthew Smith
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2005 ·
hard
GBRTom Burn
Last 10 · pre-match
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Smith M.6-2 4-6 7-6
Burn T.
Smith M.
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Burn T.
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Matthew Smith defeated Tom Burn 6-2 4-6 7-6 in the Great Britain F12 qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tom Burn came in leading the head-to-head 4–3, but Matthew Smith had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 10 on hard. Matthew Smith narrowed the head-to-head to 4–4.
Key context
- Match story: Matthew Smith closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 7–6.
Head to head
3–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-09-25 | Great Britain F14 | R16 | hard | Matthew Smith | 6-2 7-5 |
| 2005-09-26 | Great Britain F13 | R16 | hard | Tom Burn | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-07-25 | Great Britain 3 1 | R16 | hard | Tom Burn | 6-4 2-6 6-3 |
| 2005-04-25 | Great Britain 2 3 | QF | clay | Tom Burn | 6-4 7-6(2) |
| 2005-01-31 | Great Britain 1 Satellite 4 | R32 | hard | Matthew Smith | 6-4 6-4 |
| 2005-01-31 | Great Britain 1 Satellite 1 | R16 | hard | Tom Burn | 7-6(6) |
| 2004-10-11 | Great Britain F7 | R32 | hard | Matthew Smith | 3-6 6-3 7-5 |