Matthew Ebden vs Vasek Pospisil — Busan CH Final

Busan CH · CHALLENGER · Final
AUS1
Matthew Ebden
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 May 2018
hard
CAN3
Vasek Pospisil
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Ebden M.
7-6 6-1
Pospisil V.
Ebden M.
7762
Pospisil V.
6410

Matthew Ebden defeated Vasek Pospisil 7-6 6-1 in the Busan CH final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Vasek Pospisil came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending the title. Matthew Ebden claimed a first win over Vasek Pospisil in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Matthew Ebden came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-01-13Australian OpenR64hardVasek Pospisil3-6 7-6(6) 7-6(9) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Ebden M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Pospisil V.

Pospisil V.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Ebden M.

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
Ebden M.Pospisil V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
58%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.6
9.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
4.5
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ebden M.Pospisil V.
Clutch Rating·Even
45
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
96
Break points won·Dominant
32
7
Deciding sets·Even
58
62
Tiebreaks·Dominant
34
72

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Ebden M.[1]
Pospisil V.[3]
7-646-1
Semi-finals
Pospisil V.[3]
Watanuki Y.
6-33-66-4
Ebden M.[1]
Peliwo F.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Ebden M.[1]
Jung J.[8]
6-26-2
Pospisil V.[3]
Giron M.
3-66-26-4
Peliwo F.
Mcdonald M.[6]
2-66-37-66
Watanuki Y.
Zhang Z.
4-66-46-1
R16
Pospisil V.[3]
Purcell M.
6-26-3
Giron M.
Soeda G.[7]
6-46-4
Mcdonald M.[6]
Uchida K.
7-646-3
Peliwo F.
Lee D.
4-66-26-4
Zhang Z.
Bhambri Y.[2]
6-46-3
Watanuki Y.
Smith J.
7-6116-4
Ebden M.[1]
Ito T.
4-67-611-0
Jung J.[8]
Li Z.
7-615-76-1
R32
Zhang Z.
Kelly D.
6-16-4
Purcell M.
Na J.
6-46-1
Giron M.
Kim Y.
6-36-3
Ito T.
Uchiyama Y.
2-67-696-4
Bhambri Y.[2]
Nishioka Y.
3-67-663-0
Mcdonald M.[6]
Schnur B.
2-66-26-1
Peliwo F.
Sela D.[4]
6-16-4
Ebden M.[1]
Chung Y.
6-33-66-3
Lee D.
Takahashi Y.
6-26-1
Jung J.[8]
Moriya H.
6-16-1
Smith J.
Hong S.
6-26-4
Uchida K.
Oh C.
6-16-4
Soeda G.[7]
Statham J.
6-36-3
Li Z.
Wu D.
6-43-66-1
Pospisil V.[3]
Banes M.
6-726-17-5
Watanuki Y.
Lu Y.[5]
6-16-2