James Ward vs Marc Polmans — Nottingham CH Round of 16

Nottingham CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 11 June 2018
grass
Marc Polmans
AUS
Marc Polmans
#344ATP
1449ELO
1462Grass ELO
29 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
Ward J.
3-6 7-6 6-4
Polmans M.
Ward J.
37762
Polmans M.
66541

James Ward defeated Marc Polmans 3-6 7-6 6-4 in the Nottingham CH round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Marc Polmans came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ward J.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Polmans M.

Polmans M.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ward 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

Statistics

This season
Ward J.Polmans M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
67%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
4.1
Double faults / match·Even
3.4
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ward J.Polmans M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
29
23
Break points saved·Slight edge
86
79
Break points won·Even
6
10
Deciding sets·Slight edge
36
31
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
39
24

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ward J.Polmans M.
Freshness·
—
100

Polmans M.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
De Minaur A.[2]
Evans D.
7-647-5
Semi-finals
Evans D.
Granollers M.
4-66-26-3
De Minaur A.[2]
Ivashka I.[4]
6-26-4
Quarter-finals
Evans D.
Schnur B.
7-656-3
De Minaur A.[2]
Polansky P.[6]
6-33-66-2
Granollers M.
Ramanathan R.[5]
7-654-67-64
Ivashka I.[4]
Ward J.
6-46-3
R16
Ward J.
Polmans M.
3-67-656-4
Schnur B.
Ito T.
6-33-67-65
Ivashka I.[4]
Menendez Maceiras A.
4-66-36-4
Ramanathan R.[5]
Kamke T.
7-616-3
Granollers M.
Ward A.
6-46-3
De Minaur A.[2]
Eubanks C.
6-46-4
Evans D.
Stakhovsky S.[7]
7-57-62
Polansky P.[6]
Robert S.
6-36-4
R32
Menendez Maceiras A.
Nielsen F.
6-47-68
Eubanks C.
Kozlov S.
6-36-3
Polansky P.[6]
Loffhagen G.
3-66-16-3
Ivashka I.[4]
Kubler J.
1-67-646-4
Ward A.
Broady L.
2-66-47-67
Ito T.
Norrie C.[1]
1-67-56-3
Evans D.
Koepfer D.
6-37-5
Stakhovsky S.[7]
Moraing M.
6-37-5
Ramanathan R.[5]
Jung J.
6-747-56-4
Robert S.
Bublik A.
7-676-3
Kamke T.
Clarke J.
6-36-3
Granollers M.
Fabbiano T.[3]
7-57-63
Schnur B.
Peliwo F.
6-36-2
Polmans M.
Mmoh M.[8]
6-46-4
Ward J.
Simon T.
6-46-757-61
De Minaur A.[2]
Melzer J.
6-46-1