Rajeev Ram vs John Patrick Smith — Newport Semi-final

Newport · ATP · Semi-final
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 July 2015
grass
AUS
John Patrick Smith
37 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Ram R.
6-4 7-6
Smith J.
Ram R.
6772
Smith J.
4640

Rajeev Ram defeated John Patrick Smith 6-4 7-6 in the Newport semi-final on grass. The result followed the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ram R.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Smith J.

Smith J.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Ram R.

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
Ram R.Smith J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.4
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ram R.Smith J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
16
Break points saved·Even
85
86
Break points won·Even
9
6
Deciding sets·Slight edge
16
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
3

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Ram R.
Karlovic I.[2]
7-655-77-62
Semi-finals
Ram R.
Smith J.
6-47-64
Karlovic I.[2]
Sock J.[4]
7-636-4
Quarter-finals
Sock J.[4]
Hernych J.
0-1
Smith J.
Ito T.
6-36-726-3
Karlovic I.[2]
Brown D.
7-636-3
Ram R.
Mannarino A.[5]
2-67-687-62
R16
Smith J.
Donaldson J.
6-36-1
Ram R.
Sugita Y.
6-46-3
Mannarino A.[5]
Roger-Vasselin E.
1-66-36-2
Ito T.
Johnson S.[7]
6-46-4
Sock J.[4]
Lacko L.
3-67-646-4
Brown D.
Querrey S.[6]
6-24-66-4
Karlovic I.[2]
Jaziri M.
6-47-64
Hernych J.
Falla A.
7-656-767-67
R32
Ram R.
Isner J.[1]
6-756-37-68
Mannarino A.[5]
Haas T.
6-757-616-4
Donaldson J.
Krajicek A.
6-756-36-2
Ito T.
Rubin N.
6-36-776-4
Johnson S.[7]
Berrer M.
6-766-16-2
Hernych J.
Smyczek T.[8]
6-36-4
Falla A.
Menendez Maceiras A.
6-17-5
Lacko L.
Desein N.
6-33-66-2
Sock J.[4]
Stepanek R.
6-26-0
Jaziri M.
Pavic A.
6-24-67-5
Karlovic I.[2]
Marchenko I.
7-646-766-4
Querrey S.[6]
Ebden M.
7-637-61
Brown D.
Bossel A.
7-646-3
Smith J.
Tomic B.[3]
6-37-5
Roger-Vasselin E.
Kavcic B.
4-66-36-2
Sugita Y.
Harrison R.
6-15-76-3