Jason Kubler vs Reilly Opelka — Playford CH Semi-final

Playford CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
AUS
Jason Kubler
#468ATP
1685ELO
1635Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 January 2018
hard
Reilly Opelka
USA
Reilly Opelka
#131ATP
1749ELO
1734Hard ELO
$325kYTD
$6.0MCAREER
28 yrs · 211 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Kubler J.
7-6 6-3
Opelka R.
Kubler J.
7762
Opelka R.
6330

Jason Kubler defeated Reilly Opelka 7-6 6-3 in the Playford CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Reilly Opelka came in ranked #131, but Jason Kubler had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Jason Kubler closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kubler J.serving95% hold

wins 75% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Kubler 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

Serve & return on hard

Kubler J.Opelka R.
—
Serve
86
—
Return
0

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kubler J.Opelka R.
1st serve in·Even
62%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
79%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
28%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.7
17.5
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kubler J.Opelka R.
Clutch Rating·Even
59
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
100
Break points won·Dominant
46
1
Deciding sets·Slight edge
79
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
37
93

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Kubler J.
Schnur B.
6-46-2
Dutra Silva R.[10]
Moraing M.[8]
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Kubler J.
Opelka R.
7-636-3
Schnur B.
King E.
6-37-63
Dutra Silva R.[10]
Li Z.
6-756-46-3
Moraing M.[8]
Lestienne C.[9]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Opelka R.
Jasika O.
7-655-76-4
Kubler J.
Bolt A.
6-36-3
Schnur B.
Matosevic M.
6-747-57-63
King E.
Gombos N.[6]
6-47-5
Lestienne C.[9]
Harris L.[3]
7-653-0
Li Z.
Paul T.
7-681-0
Moraing M.[8]
Sonego L.[1]
1-67-656-4
Dutra Silva R.[10]
Ruud C.[2]
6-27-5
R16
Opelka R.
Majchrzak K.
7-697-68
King E.
Banes M.
6-46-736-4
Schnur B.
Otte O.[5]
6-23-66-2
Bolt A.
Polmans M.
6-46-3
Gombos N.[6]
Grenier H.
6-44-66-1
Jasika O.
Paul T.
6-36-3
Matosevic M.
Kamke T.
6-26-0
Kubler J.
Ignatik U.[8]
6-46-4
Dutra Silva R.[10]
Nedovyesov A.
4-67-626-2
Li Z.
Vanni L.[14]
1-67-56-3
Lestienne C.[9]
Lopez Perez E.
6-36-2
Sonego L.[1]
Otte O.[13]
6-36-2
Ruud C.[2]
Laaksonen H.[15]
6-36-4
Harris L.[3]
Kamke T.
6-27-61
Moraing M.[8]
Koepfer D.[11]
6-16-4
Paul T.
Moriya H.
6-02-66-2
R32
Schnur B.
Nishioka Y.
6-46-3
Polmans M.
Fratangelo B.[2]
6-35-76-4
Ignatik U.[8]
Mcdonald M.
6-46-4
Gombos N.[6]
Sonego L.
6-44-67-64
King E.
Popyrin A.
6-46-1
Otte O.[5]
King D.
6-46-4
Matosevic M.
Medvedev D.[1]
5-76-46-4
Majchrzak K.
Krstin P.
4-67-617-5
Paul T.
Stakhovsky S.[4]
3-67-57-5
Kamke T.
Andreozzi G.
6-46-4
Banes M.
Laaksonen H.[3]
6-36-3
Jasika O.
Purcell M.
6-46-786-2
Kubler J.
Whittington A.
7-656-3
Opelka R.
Berankis R.[7]
6-777-667-5
Grenier H.
Uchiyama Y.
6-43-66-3
Bolt A.
De Greef A.
6-36-4
Dutra Silva R.[10]
Doumbia S.
6-17-65
Kamke T.
Krstin P.[16]
7-56-4
Ruud C.[2]
De Greef A.
6-16-3
Laaksonen H.[15]
Hemery C.
2-66-46-4
Nedovyesov A.
Ito T.[7]
7-56-4
Li Z.
Menendez Maceiras A.[4]
6-746-36-3
Vanni L.[14]
Majchrzak K.
7-674-66-4
Paul T.
Bublik A.[12]
1-66-47-5
Moriya H.
Moutet C.[6]
6-16-4
Lestienne C.[9]
Vukic A.
6-37-5
Harris L.[3]
Safwat M.
6-46-737-65
Moraing M.[8]
Escobedo E.
6-16-3
Koepfer D.[11]
Soeda G.
6-47-5
Otte O.[13]
Troicki V.
4-66-17-5
Sonego L.[1]
Kolar Z.
6-36-4
Lopez Perez E.
Travaglia S.[5]
4-66-37-5
R64
Moriya H.
Watanuki Y.
6-36-4
Escobedo E.
Donati M.
7-657-63
De Greef A.
Napolitano S.
6-33-67-5
Hemery C.
Pavlasek A.
4-66-46-4
Doumbia S.
Purcell M.
1-66-46-4
Nedovyesov A.
Zhang Z.
7-56-4
Li Z.
Harris A.
6-46-4
Majchrzak K.
Evans D.
7-616-4
Paul T.
Zhurbin A.
6-36-2
Lopez Perez E.
Hijikata R.
6-46-4
Kamke T.
Saville L.
6-03-66-1
Safwat M.
Santillan A.
6-21-67-62
Troicki V.
Molleker R.
6-46-2
Kolar Z.
Gutierrez Ferrol S.
6-26-3
Vukic A.
Tseng C.
6-46-0
Soeda G.
Gaio F.
6-33-66-3