Henri Laaksonen vs Tommy PaulHouston Qualifying Round 1

Houston · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
34 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2019
clay
#24ATP
1949ELO
1886Clay ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
Laaksonen H.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Paul T.
Laaksonen H.
66862
Paul T.
471041

Henri Laaksonen defeated Tommy Paul 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the Houston qualifying round 1 on clay. The result followed the form book — Henri Laaksonen came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Henri Laaksonen edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Laaksonen H.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Paul T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Laaksonen H.

Serve advantage — Paul T.

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 clay

Laaksonen H.Paul T.
Serve
33
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Even
61%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
64%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
51
93
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
99
Break points won·Dominant
20
87
Deciding sets·Slight edge
92
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
25
96

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
91

Paul T.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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