Michael Russell vs Ryan Harrison — Houston Quarter-final

Houston · ATP · Quarter-final
USA
Michael Russell
48 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 April 2012
clay
USA
Ryan Harrison
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Russell M.
6-1 5-7 6-3
Harrison R.
Russell M.
6562
Harrison R.
1731

Michael Russell defeated Ryan Harrison 6-1 5-7 6-3 in the Houston quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ryan Harrison came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Michael Russell claimed a first win over Ryan Harrison in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Michael Russell came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-02-23AcapulcoQ2hardRyan Harrison6-2 6-3
2011-07-25Los AngelesR16hardRyan Harrison6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Russell M.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Harrison R.

Harrison R.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Russell M.

Even serve battle

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
Russell M.Harrison R.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.5
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
3.0
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Russell M.Harrison R.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
34
46
Break points saved·Dominant
63
93
Break points won·Clear edge
31
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
54
65
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
36
41

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Monaco J.
Isner J.
6-23-66-3
Semi-finals
Monaco J.
Russell M.
5-76-16-4
Isner J.
Lopez F.
6-757-646-3
Quarter-finals
Monaco J.
Anderson K.
7-647-5
Russell M.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-3
Isner J.
Sweeting R.
7-617-64
Lopez F.
Berlocq C.
6-42-2
R16
Harrison R.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
Berlocq C.
Phau B.
6-16-0
Anderson K.
Querrey S.
7-633-67-62
Monaco J.
Ito T.
6-36-3
Russell M.
Fish M.
6-36-1
Isner J.
Zeballos H.
6-736-46-2
Sweeting R.
Reynolds B.
6-36-2
Lopez F.
Lorenzi P.
6-47-64
R32
Phau B.
Junqueira D.
6-13-0
Kunitsyn I.
Malisse X.
6-46-2
Russell M.
Gimeno Traver D.
2-67-56-1
Zeballos H.
Ungur A.
6-36-3
Sweeting R.
Mello R.
6-37-66
Reynolds B.
Karlovic I.
7-652-66-3
Lorenzi P.
Odesnik W.
6-736-26-3
Berlocq C.
Blake J.
6-42-66-1
Anderson K.
Souza J.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Prodon E.
6-16-4
Ito T.
Soeda G.
6-47-5
Harrison R.
Bogomolov Jr A.
4-66-36-4