Tim Smyczek vs Ramkumar Ramanathan — Washington Qualifying Round 1
Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
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Sets
Monday, 29 July 2019
hard
Smyczek T.6-4 6-2
Ramanathan R.
Smyczek T.
662
Ramanathan R.
42–
Tim Smyczek defeated Ramkumar Ramanathan 6-4 6-2 in the Washington qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ramkumar Ramanathan came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Tim Smyczek had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 5 on hard. Tim Smyczek narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Tim Smyczek dropped just 6 games past Ramkumar Ramanathan.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-07-29 | Washington | Q1 | hard | Tim Smyczek | 6-4 6-2 |
| 2019-02-11 | New York | Q2 | hard | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 2018-07-16 | Newport | SF | grass | Ramkumar Ramanathan | 6-4 7-5 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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 season1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
33%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
8.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
34
6
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
67
Break points won·Clear edge
23
1
Deciding sets·Clear edge
35
19
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
0
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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97
Ramanathan R.: 8 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast