Darian King vs Alexander Ward — Stockton CH Round of 32

Stockton CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
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Darian King
#1296ATP
34 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 October 2017
hard
GBR
Alexander Ward
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLLL
King D.
7-5 7-6
Ward A.
King D.
7772
Ward A.
5620

Darian King defeated Alexander Ward 7-5 7-6 in the Stockton CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Ward came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Darian King had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard. Darian King claimed a first win over Alexander Ward in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-07-02WimbledonQ1grassAlexander Ward4-6 7-5 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
King D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Ward A.

Ward A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs King D.

Serve advantage — King D.

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
King D.Ward A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 45). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Norrie C.[8]
King D.[6]
6-16-3
Semi-finals
Norrie C.[8]
Mmoh M.[3]
7-56-2
King D.[6]
Smyczek T.
6-16-4
Quarter-finals
Norrie C.[8]
Sandgren T.[2]
6-37-65
Smyczek T.
Ymer E.
6-46-4
Mmoh M.[3]
Tursunov D.
6-30-0
King D.[6]
Kozlov S.[4]
6-46-4
R16
Sandgren T.[2]
Broady L.
7-676-4
Norrie C.[8]
Klein B.
4-67-616-4
Tursunov D.
Smith J.
7-626-3
King D.[6]
Rubin N.
2-66-16-2
Smyczek T.
Harrison C.
2-66-36-4
Ymer E.
Dancevic F.
3-67-686-4
Mmoh M.[3]
Mcdonald M.
1-66-27-64
Kozlov S.[4]
Kudla D.
6-46-4
R32
Ymer E.
Bemelmans R.[1]
7-56-3
Sandgren T.[2]
Oconnell C.
7-57-5
Broady L.
Krueger M.
7-676-1
Klein B.
Satral J.
6-26-2
Mmoh M.[3]
Kamke T.
6-26-1
Rubin N.
El Sallaly A.
6-26-3
Kudla D.
Choinski J.
6-06-3
Kozlov S.[4]
Schnur B.
6-36-2
Harrison C.
Ramanathan R.[5]
6-16-2
Smyczek T.
Nielsen F.
6-27-5
Tursunov D.
Auger Aliassime F.[7]
6-26-2
Mcdonald M.
Goransson A.
6-24-66-2
King D.[6]
Ward A.
7-57-62
Smith J.
Peliwo F.
6-26-3
Dancevic F.
Bangoura S.
6-46-0
Norrie C.[8]
Baughman D.
6-36-1