Alexander Ward vs Martin Joyce — Columbus CH Round of 16

Columbus CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
GBR
Alexander Ward
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
USA
Martin Joyce
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLL
Ward A.
4-6 6-2 6-3
Joyce M.
Ward A.
4662
Joyce M.
6231

Alexander Ward defeated Martin Joyce 4-6 6-2 6-3 in the Columbus CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martin Joyce came in defending last year's round of 32, but Alexander Ward had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ward A.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Joyce M.

Joyce M.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ward A.

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
Ward A.Joyce M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
75%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
42%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
36%
30%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.9
17.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.7
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (45 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Pavic A.
Ward A.
6-7116-46-3
Semi-finals
Pavic A.
Dancevic F.
6-37-5
Ward A.
Novikov D.[7]
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Pavic A.
Peliwo F.
6-796-36-3
Ward A.
Kudla D.[4]
3-66-46-2
Novikov D.[7]
Halys Q.[1]
6-12-66-4
Dancevic F.
King E.
7-657-64
R16
Halys Q.[1]
King K.
6-36-2
Peliwo F.
Ramanathan R.[2]
6-26-1
Dancevic F.
Galan D.
6-06-2
Kudla D.[4]
Wolf J.
7-56-3
Ward A.
Joyce M.
4-66-26-3
Pavic A.
Quiroz R.
6-16-2
King E.
Hernandez J.
6-47-61
Novikov D.[7]
Krajicek A.
6-46-3
R32
Hernandez J.
Bhambri Y.[3]
4-67-652-0
Ramanathan R.[2]
Bangoura S.
7-676-4
King E.
Kobelt P.
7-647-66
Quiroz R.
Vukic A.
7-57-5
Novikov D.[7]
Barton M.
5-76-16-3
Krajicek A.
Seelig K.
6-46-2
King K.
Mcnally J.
4-66-36-3
Halys Q.[1]
Klein B.
3-67-656-1
Ward A.
Mcdonald M.[5]
6-26-2
Pavic A.
Garin C.[8]
6-46-3
Joyce M.
Gunneswaran P.
7-647-61
Kudla D.[4]
Koepfer D.
6-46-4
Peliwo F.
Torpegaard M.
7-626-4
Wolf J.
Bambridge L.
6-46-2
Galan D.
Hiltzik J.
6-37-5
Dancevic F.
Schnur B.[6]
4-66-37-65