Rajeev Ram vs Bjorn Phau — Johannesburg Round of 16

Johannesburg · ATP · Round of 16
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2010
hard
GER
Bjorn Phau
46 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ram R.
7-6 7-6
Phau B.
Ram R.
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Phau B.
61062–

Rajeev Ram defeated Bjorn Phau 7-6 7-6 in the Johannesburg round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Bjorn Phau came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ram R.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Phau B.

Phau B.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Serve advantage — Ram R.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Ram R.Phau B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
60%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.1
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ram R.Phau B.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
31
39
Break points saved·Clear edge
85
71
Break points won·Dominant
9
42
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
47
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
41

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Draw

Final
Lopez F.
Robert S.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Robert S.
Ferrer D.
7-56-4
Lopez F.
Monfils G.
3-66-17-61
Quarter-finals
Monfils G.
Lu Y.
6-16-4
Lopez F.
Ram R.
7-626-3
Robert S.
Brown D.
7-656-3
Ferrer D.
Devvarman S.
6-16-3
R16
Ram R.
Phau B.
7-6107-62
Monfils G.
Ouanna J.
6-47-5
Ferrer D.
Prpic F.
6-36-4
Devvarman S.
Alves T.
6-46-1
Brown D.
Recouderc L.
6-46-4
Robert S.
Van Der Merwe I.
7-676-1
Lopez F.
Kavcic B.
6-27-64
Lu Y.
Klaasen R.
6-47-5
R32
Lopez F.
Balleret B.
6-16-756-3
Ouanna J.
Levy H.
7-646-2
Van Der Merwe I.
Okun N.
7-657-62
Lu Y.
Nieminen J.
6-36-2
Devvarman S.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Brown D.
Chiudinelli M.
6-43-66-4
Recouderc L.
Darcis S.
3-66-36-4
Robert S.
Evans B.
3-66-26-2
Ram R.
De Voest R.
6-736-36-3
Phau B.
Wolmarans F.
6-47-5
Kavcic B.
Ascione T.
1-67-56-3
Monfils G.
Hrbaty D.
6-26-1
Klaasen R.
Guez D.
6-46-3
Alves T.
Dolgopolov A.
5-76-26-3
Prpic F.
Navarro I.
6-37-5
Ferrer D.
Beck K.
6-17-5