Marc Polmans vs Reilly Opelka — Brisbane Qualifying Round 1

Brisbane · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Marc Polmans
AUS
Marc Polmans
#344ATP
1449ELO
1414Hard ELO
29 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 December 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
Polmans M.
6-3 6-7 7-6
Opelka R.
Polmans M.
661772
Opelka R.
377631

Marc Polmans defeated Reilly Opelka 6-3 6-7 7-6 in the Brisbane qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Reilly Opelka came in ranked #131. Marc Polmans extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Marc Polmans closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-12-31BrisbaneQ1hardMarc Polmans6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(3)

Serve vs return

This season
Polmans M.serving93% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Opelka R.

Opelka R.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Polmans 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

Serve & return on hard

Polmans M.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
Polmans M.Opelka R.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
28%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
70%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.1
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
Polmans M.Opelka R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
63
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
100
Break points won·Slight edge
10
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
31
88
Tiebreaks·Dominant
24
93

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

Freshness

Recent load
Polmans M.Opelka R.
Freshness·
100
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Polansky P.
Hanfmann Y.
6-13-66-3
Smith J.
Galovic V.
6-43-67-62
Escobedo E.
Kovalik J.
6-27-64
Mmoh M.
Ofner S.
6-46-3
Kokkinakis T.
Garin C.
6-26-4
Humbert U.
Eubanks C.
6-26-3
Uchiyama Y.
Polmans M.
6-26-2
Kecmanovic M.
Daniel T.
7-56-796-3
Q1
Smith J.
Bublik A.
6-46-1
Galovic V.
Olivo R.
4-66-36-2
Kovalik J.
Kudla D.
7-656-4
Ofner S.
Arevalo M.
2-67-636-2
Polansky P.
Peliwo F.
6-26-2
Hanfmann Y.
Groth S.
6-47-67
Escobedo E.
Duckworth J.
6-24-66-4
Mmoh M.
Halys Q.
6-46-4
Polmans M.
Opelka R.
6-36-717-63
Daniel T.
Smith J.
3-66-46-4
Humbert U.
Ellis B.
6-46-3
Eubanks C.
Klahn B.
3-66-47-66
Kecmanovic M.
Banes M.
6-26-0
Uchiyama Y.
Fratangelo B.
7-656-4
Garin C.
Oconnell C.
6-46-4
Kokkinakis T.
Polansky P.
6-36-4