Tommy Paul vs Michael Venus — Irving CH Qualifying Round 1

Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2017
hard
NZL
Michael Venus
38 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLW
Paul T.
6-1 7-6
Venus M.
Paul T.
6772
Venus M.
1610

Tommy Paul defeated Michael Venus 6-1 7-6 in the Irving CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Venus came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Tommy Paul came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Venus M.

Venus M.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Serve advantage — Paul T.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Paul T.Venus M.
71
Serve
—
54
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Paul T.Venus M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
72%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
53%
39%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
56%
Return points won·Slight edge
39%
31%
Break points saved·Clear edge
63%
49%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.2
7.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paul T.Venus M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
42
Break points saved·Dominant
99
68
Break points won·Dominant
87
34
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paul T.Venus M.
Freshness·
91
—

Paul T.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q3
Kudla D.[4]
Bambridge L.
7-57-63
Rublev A.[6]
Ramanathan R.
3-66-36-2
Rosol L.
Gabashvili T.
6-23-66-4
Middelkoop M.
Paul T.
7-666-4
Q2
Rosol L.
Gombos N.[2]
6-37-5
Paul T.
Fratangelo B.[1]
7-656-4
Bambridge L.
Smith R.
7-56-3
Kudla D.[4]
Sarkissian A.
7-626-0
Rublev A.[6]
Gojowczyk P.
6-27-5
Ramanathan R.
Kovalik J.[3]
7-626-3
Gabashvili T.
Kamke T.[5]
3-66-36-2
Middelkoop M.
Soeda G.[8]
6-26-1
Q1
Bambridge L.
Bublik A.[7]
6-36-4
Smith R.
Renard L.
3-66-27-5
Sarkissian A.
Morris E.
6-26-4
Kudla D.[4]
Chang J.
6-36-0
Rublev A.[6]
Koolhof W.
6-46-2
Gojowczyk P.
Hach Verdugo H.
6-45-76-2
Ramanathan R.
Gaio F.
5-76-16-4
Kovalik J.[3]
Gray A.
6-06-3
Kamke T.[5]
Fucsovics M.
W/O
Gabashvili T.
Carvalho R.
6-46-0
Rosol L.
Pavic A.
6-26-4
Gombos N.[2]
Mektic N.
5-76-26-1
Soeda G.[8]
Escobar G.
6-25-77-65
Middelkoop M.
Galan D.
6-26-1
Paul T.
Venus M.
6-17-61
Fratangelo B.[1]
Wood C.
6-46-1