Matthew Short vs Leonardo Tavares — Portugal F3 Qualifying Round of 64
Portugal F3 · ITF · Qualifying Round of 64
GBRMatthew Short
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2013 ·
hard
Short M.6-3 6-2
Tavares L.
Short M.
662
Tavares L.
320
Matthew Short defeated Leonardo Tavares 6-3 6-2 in the Portugal F3 qualifying round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Leonardo Tavares came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Matthew Short had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Matthew Short claimed a first win over Leonardo Tavares in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Matthew Short dropped just 5 games past Leonardo Tavares.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-11-10 | Morocco F5 | R16 | clay | Leonardo Tavares | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2013-03-11 | Portugal F4 | R32 | hard | Leonardo Tavares | 5-7 6-2 6-4 |