Valery Rudnev vs Artem Smirnov — Moscow Q32
Moscow · ATP · Q32
2 — 1
Sets
Saturday, 4 October 2008 ·
hard
Rudnev V.6-3 3-6 6-3
Smirnov A.
Rudnev V.
6362
Smirnov A.
3631
Valery Rudnev defeated Artem Smirnov 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Moscow q32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Artem Smirnov came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Valery Rudnev had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Valery Rudnev narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Valery Rudnev closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-20 | Russia F7 | QF | clay | Artem Smirnov | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-11-15 | Iran F7 | SF | clay | Artem Smirnov | 7-5 7-6(1) |
| 2009-03-23 | Turkey F2 | R16 | clay | Valery Rudnev | 6-3 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 136). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast