Mischa Zverev vs Rajeev Ram — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 32
GER
Mischa Zverev
38 yrs · 190 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2015
hard
USA
Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Zverev M.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Ram R.
Zverev M.
77362
Ram R.
62631

Mischa Zverev defeated Rajeev Ram 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Rajeev Ram came in defending last year's round of 16, but Mischa Zverev had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Mischa Zverev closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zverev M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Ram R.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Zverev 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
Zverev M.Ram R.
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
7.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zverev M.Ram R.
Clutch Rating·Even
30
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
92
85
Break points won·Clear edge
31
9
Deciding sets·Slight edge
27
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
13
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
Final
Ferrer D.[1]
Lopez F.[2]
7-57-5
Semi-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Kyrgios N.[7]
7-627-65
Ferrer D.[1]
Becker B.
3-66-26-4
Quarter-finals
Lopez F.[2]
Pospisil V.[8]
6-726-36-2
Kyrgios N.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
7-647-62
Ferrer D.[1]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-4
Becker B.
Dimitrov G.[4]
6-47-63
R16
Kukushkin M.
Albot R.
6-36-2
Ferrer D.[1]
Stepanek R.
7-56-3
Dimitrov G.[4]
Sousa J.
2-66-36-4
Becker B.
Chardy J.[6]
5-76-17-5
Kyrgios N.[7]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Karlovic I.[3]
Basilashvili N.
7-54-66-3
Pospisil V.[8]
Baghdatis M.
7-623-66-3
Lopez F.[2]
Zverev M.
6-37-64
R32
Basilashvili N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-31-0
Sousa J.
Przysiezny M.
6-26-2
Becker B.
Groth S.
6-17-66
Ito T.
Nieminen J.
6-27-63
Baghdatis M.
Almagro N.
6-36-756-1
Stepanek R.
Sugita Y.
7-666-0
Kukushkin M.
Ramanathan R.
6-26-2
Albot R.
Troicki V.[5]
6-27-65
Kyrgios N.[7]
Giraldo S.
6-12-1
Pospisil V.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-4
Zverev M.
Ram R.
7-623-66-3
Chardy J.[6]
Zverev A.
3-66-36-2