John Patrick Smith vs Vasek Pospisil — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUS
John Patrick Smith
37 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
CAN
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Smith J.
6-4 6-4
Pospisil V.
Smith J.
662
Pospisil V.
44–

John Patrick Smith defeated Vasek Pospisil 6-4 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — John Patrick Smith came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. John Patrick Smith extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: John Patrick Smith edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersQ1hardJohn Patrick Smith6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Smith J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

Pospisil V.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Smith J.

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
Smith J.Pospisil V.
1st serve in·Clear edge
70%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.8
9.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (163 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smith J.Pospisil V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
16
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Even
6
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
21
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
3
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Sousa J.
Pavic A.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
4-66-16-4
Eubanks C.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Marterer M.
Ramanathan R.
7-667-62
Dolgopolov A.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-4
Smith J.
Harrison C.
2-66-36-3
Krueger M.
Fabbiano T.
6-06-4
Q1
Youzhny M.
Albot R.
4-66-46-0
Mcdonald M.
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Eubanks C.
Fratangelo B.
7-653-67-67
Tipsarevic J.
Mcnally J.
5-76-17-65
Smith J.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Krueger M.
Jaziri M.
2-66-46-2
Harrison C.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Opelka R.
6-44-67-62
Sousa J.
Smyczek T.
6-26-3
Fabbiano T.
Mektic N.
7-56-4
Pavic A.
Escobedo E.
7-56-2
Ramanathan R.
Lajovic D.
7-616-4
Gulbis E.
Rublev A.
6-26-4
Marterer M.
Gunneswaran P.
6-27-62