Nicolaas Scholtz vs Benjamin Balleret — Davis Cup G2 R1: RSA vs MON Round Robin

Davis Cup G2 R1: RSA vs MON · ATP · Round Robin
RSA
Nicolaas Scholtz
35 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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3 — 2
Sets
Friday, 31 January 2014
hard
MON
Benjamin Balleret
43 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Scholtz N.
7-5 7-6 3-6 3-6 6-3
Balleret B.
Scholtz N.
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Balleret B.
5646632

Nicolaas Scholtz defeated Benjamin Balleret 7-5 7-6 3-6 3-6 6-3 in the Davis Cup G2 R1: RSA vs MON round robin on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolaas Scholtz closed it out in five sets, 7–5 7–6 3–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Scholtz N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Balleret B.

Balleret B.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Scholtz N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Scholtz N.Balleret B.
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
31%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.2
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 38). ATP, WTA & Challenger.