Tim Smyczek vs Tommy PaulKnoxville CH Round of 32

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 10 November 2015
hard
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Smyczek T.
6-4 6-4
Paul T.
Smyczek T.
662
Paul T.
440

Tim Smyczek defeated Tommy Paul 6-4 6-4 in the Knoxville CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tim Smyczek came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's semi-final. Tim Smyczek extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Smyczek edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-03-21Miami MastersR128hardTim Smyczek6-4 5-7 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Smyczek T.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Serve advantage — Paul T.

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

Smyczek T.Paul T.
Serve
71
Return
54

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
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Even
62%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.1
6.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
34
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
99
Break points won·Dominant
23
87
Deciding sets·Dominant
35
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
42
96

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