Ravi Shankar Pathanjali vs Izak Van Der Merwe — Thailand F2 Round of 32

Thailand F2 · ITF · Round of 32
IND
Ravi Shankar Pathanjali
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 12 June 2006 ·
hard
RSA
Izak Van Der Merwe
42 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Shankar Pathanjali R.
6-7 7-6 7-6
Van Der Merwe I.
Shankar Pathanjali R.
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Van Der Merwe I.
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Ravi Shankar Pathanjali defeated Izak Van Der Merwe 6-7 7-6 7-6 in the Thailand F2 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Izak Van Der Merwe came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Ravi Shankar Pathanjali had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on hard. Ravi Shankar Pathanjali claimed a first win over Izak Van Der Merwe in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Ravi Shankar Pathanjali dropped the opening set before beating Izak Van Der Merwe 6–7 7–6 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-06-19Thailand F3QFhardIzak Van Der Merwe6-4 6-2

Statistics

This season
Shankar Pathanjali R.Van Der Merwe I.
1st serve in·
—
58%
1st serve points won·
—
71%
2nd serve points won·
—
51%
Service points won·
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63%
Return points won·
—
34%
Break points saved·
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54%
Aces / match·
—
6.1
Double faults / match·
—
4.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw