James Ward vs Ricardas Berankis — Chengdu CH Round of 32

Chengdu CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 July 2017
hard
LTU5
Ricardas Berankis
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWWL
Ward J.
7-6 7-6
Berankis R.
Ward J.
78772
Berankis R.
66640

James Ward defeated Ricardas Berankis 7-6 7-6 in the Chengdu CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ricardas Berankis came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but James Ward had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. James Ward claimed a first win over Ricardas Berankis in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-02-17MarseilleQ3hardRicardas Berankis7-5 6-3
2010-03-05Davis Cup G2 R1: LTU vs GBRRRhardRicardas Berankis7-6(4) 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Ward J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Berankis R.

Berankis R.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Serve advantage — Berankis R.

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
Ward J.Berankis R.
1st serve in·Even
60%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
34%
39%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.5
3.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.4
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (123 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ward J.Berankis R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
91
Break points won·Slight edge
6
16
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
39
79

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
Lu Y.[1]
Donskoy E.[2]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Donskoy E.[2]
Milojevic N.[4]
7-666-3
Lu Y.[1]
Wu Y.
6-13-66-4
Quarter-finals
Donskoy E.[2]
Gao X.
6-26-4
Milojevic N.[4]
Ward J.
7-656-3
Wu Y.
Takahashi Y.
6-36-1
Lu Y.[1]
Kecmanovic M.
7-683-0
R16
Donskoy E.[2]
Chen T.
6-26-2
Gao X.
Wu D.[8]
6-37-5
Ward J.
Rawat S.
6-36-1
Takahashi Y.
Moriya H.[7]
6-37-5
Wu Y.
Li Z.
6-26-757-65
Kecmanovic M.
Zhang Z.
6-36-3
Lu Y.[1]
He Y.
6-16-1
Milojevic N.[4]
Chung Y.
7-646-4
R32
Donskoy E.[2]
Sun F.
7-606-2
Chen T.
Balaji N.
3-66-36-4
Gao X.
Kim C.
7-57-63
Wu D.[8]
Zhyrmont D.
7-56-1
Milojevic N.[4]
Kibi Y.
6-36-3
Chung Y.
Sekiguchi S.
4-66-37-5
Moriya H.[7]
Takeuchi K.
6-46-2
Takahashi Y.
Kudryavtsev A.
6-46-2
Wu Y.
Niki T.
6-36-4
Li Z.
Lee D.[3]
6-46-3
Zhang Z.
Kwon S.[6]
6-746-46-1
Kecmanovic M.
Kelly D.
6-47-5
He Y.
Dustov F.
6-26-4
Lu Y.[1]
Vilella Martinez M.
6-726-36-0
Rawat S.
Barry S.
4-67-53-2
Ward J.
Berankis R.[5]
7-667-64