Benjamin Becker vs John Patrick Smith — Columbus CH Semi-final

Columbus CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
GER1
Benjamin Becker
45 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 September 2016
hard
AUS
John Patrick Smith
37 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Becker B.
6-4 1-6 7-5
Smith J.
Becker B.
6172
Smith J.
4651

Benjamin Becker defeated John Patrick Smith 6-4 1-6 7-5 in the Columbus CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — John Patrick Smith came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Benjamin Becker closed it out in three sets, 6–4 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Becker B.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Smith J.

Smith J.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Becker B.

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

Statistics

This season
Becker B.Smith J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.9
4.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.1
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (79 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Becker B.Smith J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
42
16
Break points saved·Slight edge
81
86
Break points won·Clear edge
29
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
59
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
29
3

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
Torpegaard M.
Becker B.[1]
6-41-66-2
Kozlov S.[4]
Sandgren T.[6]
6-12-66-2
Semi-finals
Torpegaard M.
Sandgren T.
7-57-65
Becker B.[1]
Smith J.
6-41-67-5
Sandgren T.[6]
Laaksonen H.[3]
6-25-76-4
Kozlov S.[4]
Barry S.[8]
7-57-66
Quarter-finals
Sandgren T.
Quiroz R.
6-07-63
Torpegaard M.
Austin G.
6-27-5
Smith J.
Bangoura S.
6-33-66-3
Becker B.[1]
Libietis M.
4-66-17-64
Sandgren T.[6]
Norrie C.
6-26-736-3
Laaksonen H.[3]
Kobelt P.
6-47-5
Kozlov S.[4]
King K.
6-27-5
Barry S.[8]
Fritz T.[1]
6-47-62
R16
Quiroz R.
King E.
6-46-4
Sandgren T.
Rola B.[7]
7-636-3
Torpegaard M.
Polansky P.[4]
6-46-726-4
Austin G.
Dancevic F.
7-646-3
Smith J.
Hurkacz H.
6-26-3
Libietis M.
Norrie C.
6-47-65
Becker B.[1]
Groth S.
6-36-2
Bangoura S.
Paul T.
6-36-3
Norrie C.
Bambridge L.
7-636-4
Sandgren T.[6]
Quigley E.
6-26-4
Laaksonen H.[3]
Mcnally J.
6-46-3
Kobelt P.
Krueger M.[5]
7-656-4
King K.
Harrison C.
6-36-3
Kozlov S.[4]
Koepfer D.
6-36-4
Barry S.[8]
Nevolo D.
6-46-2
Fritz T.[1]
Libietis M.
6-36-3
R32
Norrie C.
Escobedo E.[5]
7-641-0
King E.
Novikov D.[2]
6-46-757-62
Quiroz R.
Klein B.
6-46-2
Sandgren T.
Bester P.
6-46-4
Rola B.[7]
Scholtz N.
6-36-2
Polansky P.[4]
Gomez E.
7-56-4
Torpegaard M.
Meister N.
6-46-3
Austin G.
Joyce M.
6-46-2
Dancevic F.
Clezar G.[8]
6-26-4
Smith J.
Arevalo M.[6]
6-16-1
Hurkacz H.
Glasspool L.
6-47-5
Paul T.
Mcnally J.
6-36-3
Bangoura S.
Krajicek A.[3]
6-26-3
Libietis M.
Wolf J.
6-37-64
Groth S.
Hiltzik J.
6-37-66
Becker B.[1]
Quigley E.
7-56-4
Bambridge L.
Crepaldi E.
6-36-2
Norrie C.
Sarmiento R.
6-47-611
Quigley E.
Hiltzik A.
6-736-36-2
Sandgren T.[6]
Carter A.
6-26-2
Laaksonen H.[3]
Aragone J.
6-36-3
Mcnally J.
Pollanen H.
6-16-3
Kobelt P.
Vorster T.
6-47-5
Krueger M.[5]
Callahan H.
6-46-3
Harrison C.
Krajicek A.[7]
6-27-5
King K.
Joyce M.
7-656-2
Koepfer D.
Giron M.
7-636-4
Kozlov S.[4]
Statham J.
6-27-66
Barry S.[8]
Kirchheimer S.
7-56-4
Nevolo D.
Hiltzik J.
6-766-36-4
Libietis M.
Di Feo H.
5-76-27-63
Fritz T.[1]
Torpegaard M.
7-636-1