Ruben Bemelmans vs Tim Smyczek — Charlottesville CH Quarter-final

Charlottesville CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
BEL
Ruben Bemelmans
38 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 October 2016
hard
USA5
Tim Smyczek
38 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWW
Bemelmans R.
6-2 6-4
Smyczek T.
Bemelmans R.
662
Smyczek T.
240

Ruben Bemelmans defeated Tim Smyczek 6-2 6-4 in the Charlottesville CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tim Smyczek came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Ruben Bemelmans claimed a first win over Tim Smyczek in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-03-05Indian Wells MastersQ2hardTim Smyczek6-3 7-6(1)
2017-03-20Miami MastersQ2hardTim Smyczek7-5 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Bemelmans R.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Smyczek T.

Smyczek T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bemelmans R.

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
Bemelmans R.Smyczek T.
1st serve in·Even
64%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 187). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bemelmans R.Smyczek T.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
16
34
Break points saved·Even
87
84
Break points won·Clear edge
7
23
Deciding sets·Clear edge
17
35
Tiebreaks·Dominant
9
42

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Opelka R.
Bemelmans R.
6-42-67-65
Semi-finals
Bemelmans R.
Laaksonen H.[6]
4-66-47-63
Opelka R.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Laaksonen H.[6]
Donaldson J.[2]
6-37-5
Bemelmans R.
Smyczek T.[5]
6-26-4
Opelka R.
Kudla D.[4]
6-37-67
Mcdonald M.
Polansky P.[7]
7-56-4
R16
Laaksonen H.[6]
Sandgren T.
6-17-66
Donaldson J.[2]
Broady L.
6-47-63
Bemelmans R.
Fratangelo B.[3]
6-756-46-2
Smyczek T.[5]
Baker B.
7-56-4
Opelka R.
Mmoh M.
6-46-756-3
Kudla D.[4]
Soderlund C.
6-46-1
Polansky P.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-26-4
Mcdonald M.
Tiafoe F.[1]
6-06-3
R32
Sandgren T.
Klein B.
6-46-766-1
Mcdonald M.
Austin G.
7-607-62
Krajicek A.
Corrie E.
7-636-4
Opelka R.
Bangoura S.
5-77-56-4
Kudla D.[4]
Paul T.
6-16-2
Donaldson J.[2]
Ritschard A.
6-23-66-3
Broady L.
Aragone J.
6-13-66-3
Laaksonen H.[6]
Bhambri Y.
6-37-63
Fratangelo B.[3]
De Loore J.
7-636-2
Bemelmans R.
Barry S.
6-16-2
Baker B.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-46-2
Smyczek T.[5]
Kwiatkowski T.
6-42-66-3
Mmoh M.
Novikov D.[8]
6-36-2
Soderlund C.
Groth S.
7-614-66-2
Polansky P.[7]
Rubin N.
6-36-2
Tiafoe F.[1]
Shane R.
6-32-66-4