Tommy Paul vs Alex KuznetsovSacramento CH Round of 32

Sacramento CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2015
hard
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Paul T.
7-6 6-3
Kuznetsov A.
Paul T.
7762
Kuznetsov A.
6530

Tommy Paul defeated Alex Kuznetsov 7-6 6-3 in the Sacramento CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Kuznetsov came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Tommy Paul closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kuznetsov A.

Kuznetsov A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Paul T.Kuznetsov A.
71
Serve
54
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
40%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.2
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 62). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
34
Break points saved·Dominant
99
59
Break points won·Dominant
87
23
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
55
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
53

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Paul T.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast