Michael Venus vs Rajeev Ram — Atlanta Qualifying Final

Atlanta · ATP · Qualifying Final
NZL8
Michael Venus
38 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2014
hard
USA3
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Venus M.
5-7 6-3 7-5
Ram R.
Venus M.
5672
Ram R.
7351

Michael Venus defeated Rajeev Ram 5-7 6-3 7-5 in the Atlanta qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Venus M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Venus M.

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
Venus M.Ram R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
8.4
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (50 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Venus M.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
42
31
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
85
Break points won·Dominant
34
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
85

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q3
Diez S.[6]
De Bakker T.[1]
6-752-0
Smith J.[4]
King K.[7]
6-26-1
Venus M.[8]
Ram R.[3]
5-76-37-5
Marchenko I.[5]
Kuznetsov A.[2]
6-33-66-3
Q2
De Bakker T.[1]
Mena F.
6-24-66-4
Venus M.[8]
Tiafoe F.
6-36-737-63
Marchenko I.[5]
Wolmarans F.
6-46-3
Smith J.[4]
Spir J.
7-677-65
Kuznetsov A.[2]
Shabaz M.
6-36-2
Ram R.[3]
Aubone J.
6-36-2
Diez S.[6]
Shane R.
6-37-5
King K.[7]
O'Shaughnessey B.
6-36-2
Q1
Mena F.
Lovett K.
6-766-46-2
Spir J.
Carter A.
7-656-746-1
Shabaz M.
Rakitt N.
6-26-1
Aubone J.
Skupski K.
6-37-63
Tiafoe F.
Balleret B.
6-46-2
O'Shaughnessey B.
Gonzalez S.
6-46-2
Shane R.
Moser F.
4-67-646-1
Wolmarans F.
Skupski N.
7-626-2