Tommy Paul vs Blaz RolaKnoxville CH Quarter-final

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2019
hard
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWW
Paul T.
2-6 6-1 7-6
Rola B.
Paul T.
26772
Rola B.
61641

Tommy Paul defeated Blaz Rola 2-6 6-1 7-6 in the Knoxville CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Tommy Paul came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Tommy Paul extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-01-15Australian OpenQ1hardTommy Paul6-7(3) 7-6(2) 7-6(5)
2015-08-31US OpenQ1hardTommy Paul6-3 4-6 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rola B.

Rola B.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paul T.

Even serve battle

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

Paul T.Rola B.
71
Serve
54
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
61%
Aces / match·Even
6.1
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
17
Break points saved·Clear edge
99
81
Break points won·Dominant
87
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
6
Tiebreaks·Dominant
96
51

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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast