Tim Smyczek vs Marinko Matosevic — Dallas CH Quarter-final

Dallas CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA4
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2016
hard
AUS
Marinko Matosevic
40 yrs · 194 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLL
Smyczek T.
7-6 4-6 6-3
Matosevic M.
Smyczek T.
77462
Matosevic M.
64631

Tim Smyczek defeated Marinko Matosevic 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the Dallas CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Marinko Matosevic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Tim Smyczek had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 6 on hard. Tim Smyczek claimed a first win over Marinko Matosevic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Tim Smyczek closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-07-21AtlantaR16hardMarinko Matosevic6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Smyczek T.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Matosevic M.

Matosevic M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Serve advantage — Matosevic M.

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
Smyczek T.Matosevic M.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.2
4.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (187 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smyczek T.Matosevic M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
39
Break points saved·Even
84
81
Break points won·Clear edge
23
35
Deciding sets·Clear edge
35
53
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
42
18

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
Edmund K.[2]
Evans D.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Edmund K.[2]
Smyczek T.[4]
7-56-3
Evans D.
Ito T.[6]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Ito T.[6]
Tiafoe F.
3-67-56-4
Edmund K.[2]
Zemlja G.
7-56-1
Smyczek T.[4]
Matosevic M.
7-644-66-3
Evans D.
Becker B.[3]
6-16-4
R16
Edmund K.[2]
Mcgee J.
6-36-4
Zemlja G.
Smith J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Smyczek T.[4]
Harrison R.
6-05-76-4
Matosevic M.
Trungelliti M.
6-46-3
Evans D.
Fratangelo B.[8]
6-26-3
Becker B.[3]
Escobedo E.
6-46-2
Ito T.[6]
Laaksonen H.
6-27-65
Tiafoe F.
Vaks M.
6-46-4
R32
Zemlja G.
Jung J.
6-44-67-65
Fratangelo B.[8]
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Escobedo E.
Thompson C.
6-37-66
Ito T.[6]
Molchanov D.
6-26-757-66
Laaksonen H.
Michalicka M.
7-56-1
Vaks M.
Smith C.
6-46-2
Smyczek T.[4]
Krueger M.
6-46-3
Evans D.
Rublev A.
5-76-46-3
Becker B.[3]
Andersen J.
6-46-3
Edmund K.[2]
Bangoura S.
7-646-2
Mcgee J.
Novikov D.
5-76-16-4
Smith J.[7]
Quigley E.
7-666-3
Harrison R.
Kuznetsov A.
2-67-57-5
Trungelliti M.
Barrientos N.
6-37-66
Matosevic M.
Albot R.[5]
6-44-66-4
Tiafoe F.
Groth S.[1]
6-36-3