Mohamed Safwat vs Alex Bolt — Launceston CH Quarter-final

Launceston CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
EGY6
Mohamed Safwat
#1884ATP
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 February 2017
hard
Alex Bolt
AUS
Alex Bolt
#166ATP
1588ELO
1541Hard ELO
$125kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
33 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Safwat M.
7-6 6-3
Bolt A.
Safwat M.
7762
Bolt A.
6330

Mohamed Safwat defeated Alex Bolt 7-6 6-3 in the Launceston CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alex Bolt came in ranked #166, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Safwat M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bolt A.

Bolt A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Safwat M.

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
Safwat M.Bolt A.
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
6.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.5
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Safwat M.Bolt A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
8
44
Break points saved·Dominant
64
93
Break points won·Slight edge
2
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
17
46
Tiebreaks·Dominant
21
83

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Rubin N.[7]
Krueger M.
6-06-1
Semi-finals
Rubin N.[7]
Nguyen D.
6-36-2
Krueger M.
Safwat M.[6]
7-54-66-3
Quarter-finals
Nguyen D.
Bellotti R.
6-44-66-0
Rubin N.[7]
Whittington A.[4]
5-76-16-3
Krueger M.
Yang T.
6-47-5
Safwat M.[6]
Bolt A.
7-636-3
R16
Bellotti R.
Purcell M.
4-66-36-2
Nguyen D.
Polmans M.
7-616-4
Whittington A.[4]
Klein B.
6-43-66-3
Rubin N.[7]
Mousley B.
6-46-4
Krueger M.
Jasika O.
6-46-0
Yang T.
Banes M.
3-66-27-5
Safwat M.[6]
Oconnell C.
6-32-66-3
Bolt A.
De Minaur A.
3-66-47-5
R32
Purcell M.
Fanselow S.
4-66-47-65
Polmans M.
King E.
6-736-46-4
Whittington A.[4]
Rola B.
1-67-616-3
Mousley B.
Margaroli L.
7-646-4
Krueger M.
Santillan A.[8]
6-47-5
Yang T.
Nolan D.
6-26-3
Banes M.
Jung J.[3]
6-44-66-3
Safwat M.[6]
Bourchier H.
6-46-726-3
Oconnell C.
Kelly D.
7-56-4
Bolt A.
Frawley J.
6-42-66-2
De Minaur A.
Soeda G.[1]
3-66-46-3
Bellotti R.
Satral J.[2]
6-23-1
Nguyen D.
Pasha N.
7-637-61
Rubin N.[7]
Saville L.
7-647-66
Klein B.
Mott B.
6-36-4
Jasika O.
Popko D.
6-37-5