Tommy Paul vs Soon Woo Kwon — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Tommy Paul
USA
Tommy Paul
#25ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
hard
Soon Woo Kwon
KOR
Soon Woo Kwon
1744ELO
1716Hard ELO
28 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLWWW
Paul T.
6-3 6-2
Kwon S.
Paul T.
662
Kwon S.
32–

Tommy Paul defeated Soon Woo Kwon 6-3 6-2 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Tommy Paul came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Tommy Paul extended the head-to-head to 4–0.

Key context

Head to head

3–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-07-01WimbledonR64grassTommy Paul3-6 6.4-7.7 2-6
2022-07-25AtlantaR16hardTommy Paul6-3 6-3
2021-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ1hardTommy Paul6-3 6-2
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Serve vs return

This season
Paul T.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kwon S.

Kwon S.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Paul T.

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 hard

Paul T.Kwon S.
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
Paul T.Kwon S.
1st serve in·Even
62%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
51%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
5.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 152). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paul T.Kwon S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
93
67
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
94
Break points won·Dominant
87
33
Deciding sets·Clear edge
98
77
Tiebreaks·Even
96
95

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

Freshness

Recent load
Paul T.Kwon S.
Freshness·Slight edge
86
94

Paul T.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Kwon S.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Moutet C.
Popyrin A.
3-67-627-5
Gasquet R.
Munar J.
5-76-46-4
Alcaraz C.
Ivashka I.
6-36-4
Paul T.
Sandgren T.
6-757-646-3
Nishioka Y.
Berankis R.
6-767-56-2
Giron M.
Koepfer D.
7-666-4
Anderson K.
Johnson S.
7-636-4
Q1
Popyrin A.
Sock J.
4-2
Moutet C.
Pospisil V.
6-26-2
Nishioka Y.
Gerasimov E.
6-26-3
Koepfer D.
Seppi A.
2-66-46-4
Berankis R.
Mager G.
6-47-5
Giron M.
Wolf J.
6-36-3
Munar J.
Gombos N.
6-26-2
Alcaraz C.
Monteiro T.
6-26-3
Ivashka I.
Krueger M.
6-33-66-3
Paul T.
Kwon S.
6-36-2
Sandgren T.
Chardy J.
7-666-1
Gasquet R.
Verdasco F.
6-46-0
Johnson S.
Ruusuvuori E.
6-746-26-3
Anderson K.
Musetti L.
6-36-3