Max Purcell vs Andrew Whittington — Launceston CH Round of 32

Launceston CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUS
Max Purcell
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2016
hard
AUS
Andrew Whittington
32 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Purcell M.
6-7 7-6 6-4
Whittington A.
Purcell M.
647762
Whittington A.
776541

Max Purcell defeated Andrew Whittington 6-7 7-6 6-4 in the Launceston CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrew Whittington came in defending last year's round of 32, but Max Purcell had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Purcell M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Whittington A.

Whittington A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Purcell 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
Purcell M.Whittington A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
7.6
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.9
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 98). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Purcell M.Whittington A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
20
Break points saved·Clear edge
92
69
Break points won·Slight edge
10
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
84
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
36

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Mott B.
Golubev A.[8]
6-746-16-2
Semi-finals
Mott B.
Myneni S.[3]
6-16-4
Golubev A.[8]
Saville L.[7]
6-37-62
Quarter-finals
Golubev A.[8]
Barton M.
6-43-66-3
Myneni S.[3]
Mitchell B.
6-46-2
Mott B.
Robert S.[9]
6-37-66
Saville L.[7]
Bolt A.
6-37-62
R16
Mott B.
Tsitsipas S.
6-16-4
Barton M.
Jasika O.
6-23-66-3
Bolt A.
Sarkissian A.[4]
6-36-736-3
Myneni S.[3]
Peliwo F.
7-55-76-3
Robert S.[9]
Lee D.
6-46-1
Saville L.[7]
Purcell M.
6-44-66-1
Mitchell B.
Chaplin J.
6-46-2
Golubev A.[8]
Niki T.
6-16-3
R32
Barton M.
Thompson J.[2]
7-56-756-4
Jasika O.
Takeuchi K.
6-36-2
Niki T.
Kelly D.
7-656-1
Golubev A.[8]
Van Peperzeel G.
6-26-4
Sarkissian A.[4]
Reid M.
6-746-46-3
Bolt A.
Sekiguchi S.
6-36-4
Purcell M.
Whittington A.
6-747-656-4
Saville L.[7]
Bourchier H.
6-46-4
Mitchell B.
Donati M.[5]
6-26-3
Peliwo F.
Tearney F.
6-26-3
Mott B.
Fancutt T.
4-66-06-2
Robert S.[9]
Banes M.
7-626-1
Tsitsipas S.
Klein B.[6]
3-67-54-2
Myneni S.[3]
Polmans M.
7-646-766-3
Lee D.
Statham J.
6-27-63
Chaplin J.
Popyrin A.
6-27-5