Mikhail Youzhny vs John Patrick SmithSt. Petersburg Round of 32

St. Petersburg · ATP · Round of 32
44 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
carpet
37 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
Youzhny M.
7-6 6-4
Smith J.
Youzhny M.
7862
Smith J.
664

Mikhail Youzhny defeated John Patrick Smith 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 32 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Mikhail Youzhny came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Mikhail Youzhny extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-31US OpenR128hardMikhail Youzhny6-1 3-6 7-5 7-6(4)
2015-08-10Canada MastersQ1hardMikhail Youzhny6-1 7-6(6)

Serve vs return

This season
Youzhny M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Smith J.

Smith J.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Youzhny 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.4
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (102 vs 163). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
63
16
Break points saved·Slight edge
93
86
Break points won·Dominant
41
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
21
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
3

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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