Brian Baker vs Alex Kuznetsov — Lexington CH Quarter-final

Lexington CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
USA
Brian Baker
41 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
hard
USA
Alex Kuznetsov
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWWW
Baker B.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Kuznetsov A.
Baker B.
66762
Kuznetsov A.
47941

Brian Baker defeated Alex Kuznetsov 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the Lexington CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Kuznetsov came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Brian Baker edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Baker B.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kuznetsov A.

Kuznetsov A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Baker B.

Serve advantage — Kuznetsov A.

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
Baker B.Kuznetsov A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.7
6.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Escobedo E.
Tiafoe F.[7]
6-26-767-63
Semi-finals
Escobedo E.
Whittington A.
6-16-716-1
Tiafoe F.[7]
Baker B.
3-66-26-2
Quarter-finals
Whittington A.
Nguyen D.
7-55-76-1
Escobedo E.
Glasspool L.
6-777-56-3
Baker B.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-776-4
Tiafoe F.[7]
Krueger M.
6-36-4
R16
Nguyen D.
Jaziri M.[2]
6-44-66-1
Escobedo E.
Thompson J.[4]
6-47-5
Glasspool L.
Meister N.
6-36-2
Baker B.
Broady L.
6-46-3
Tiafoe F.[7]
Klein B.
6-43-66-4
Krueger M.
Mannarino A.[1]
6-21-66-4
Kuznetsov A.
Kozlov S.[8]
3-66-36-4
Whittington A.
Ramanathan R.
7-644-66-4
R32
Ramanathan R.
Saville L.
4-66-26-1
Kozlov S.[8]
Golubev A.
6-26-2
Kuznetsov A.
Londero J.
6-26-746-4
Broady L.
Bushamuka W.
6-26-2
Krueger M.
Mcdonald M.
7-656-2
Mannarino A.[1]
Moriya H.
6-16-4
Jaziri M.[2]
Bangoura S.
6-37-66
Nguyen D.
Witten J.
6-16-3
Whittington A.
Fratangelo B.[5]
6-36-2
Thompson J.[4]
Shane R.
6-46-4
Escobedo E.
Clezar G.
6-37-64
Meister N.
Halys Q.[6]
6-26-2
Glasspool L.
Ward J.
6-33-1
Tiafoe F.[7]
Paul T.
6-36-1
Baker B.
Evans D.[3]
7-54-67-66
Klein B.
Quigley E.
6-36-4