Henri Laaksonen vs James Ward — Chengdu CH Semi-final

Chengdu CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
SUI1
Henri Laaksonen
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
hard
GBR
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
Laaksonen H.
2-6 6-4 6-1
Ward J.
Laaksonen H.
2662
Ward J.
6411

Henri Laaksonen defeated James Ward 2-6 6-4 6-1 in the Chengdu CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Ward came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Laaksonen H.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ward J.

Ward J.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Laaksonen H.

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
Laaksonen H.Ward J.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
67%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
8.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Laaksonen H.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
51
29
Break points saved·Even
84
86
Break points won·Clear edge
20
6
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
36
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
25
39

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Zhang Z.
Laaksonen H.[1]
2-65-2
Semi-finals
Laaksonen H.[1]
Ward J.
2-66-46-1
Zhang Z.
Santillan A.
6-47-66
Quarter-finals
Laaksonen H.[1]
Wu Y.
6-736-26-3
Santillan A.
Yevseyev D.
7-56-2
Ward J.
Safiullin R.
6-24-66-3
Zhang Z.
Ito T.[5]
6-43-0
R16
Ito T.[5]
Niesten M.
6-46-1
Wu Y.
Krstin P.[7]
6-746-46-4
Ward J.
Lee D.
4-67-56-3
Zhang Z.
Bublik A.[4]
4-66-46-2
Safiullin R.
Zhang Z.
4-66-46-1
Yevseyev D.
Popyrin A.
6-17-65
Laaksonen H.[1]
Wang T.
6-45-77-64
Santillan A.
Xia Z.
3-66-27-5
R32
Safiullin R.
Ellis B.
6-37-63
Zhang Z.
Wu D.
7-56-2
Lee D.
Milojevic N.[3]
6-46-4
Wang T.
Tokuda R.
6-26-2
Laaksonen H.[1]
Te R.
6-32-67-62
Wu Y.
Gao X.
6-06-1
Santillan A.
Heliovaara H.
6-717-57-62
Bublik A.[4]
Ochi M.
6-27-5
Popyrin A.
Moriya H.[6]
4-67-656-4
Krstin P.[7]
Li Z.
6-36-4
Niesten M.
Kadhe A.
6-26-4
Ward J.
Takahashi Y.
6-36-3
Xia Z.
Soeda G.[2]
7-626-3
Ito T.[5]
Petrovic D.
7-657-63
Yevseyev D.
Banes M.
7-56-1
Zhang Z.
Yang T.[8]
6-46-4