Philip Sekulic vs Ajeet Rai — Sydney CH Round of 32

Sydney CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
AUS
Philip Sekulic
#317ATP
1390ELO
1363Hard ELO
22 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 30 October 2023
hard
NZL
Ajeet Rai
#992ATP
27 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Sekulic P.
6-2 7-6
Rai A.
Sekulic P.
6772
Rai A.
2620

Philip Sekulic defeated Ajeet Rai 6-2 7-6 in the Sydney CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Philip Sekulic came in ranked #317, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sekulic P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Rai A.

Rai A.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sekulic P.

Serve advantage — Sekulic P.

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 season
Sekulic P.Rai A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Even
62%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.3
Double faults / match·Even
3.1
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (139 vs 56). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Sekulic P.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Rai A.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
2.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.1
Minutes 14d
7.5
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Sekulic P.Rai A.
Freshness·Slight edge
94
87

Sekulic P.: 9 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Rai A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 24 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Daniel T.[3]
Polmans M.[6]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Polmans M.[6]
Kokkinakis T.[1]
3-2
Daniel T.[3]
Hijikata R.[2]
3-66-27-65
Quarter-finals
Daniel T.[3]
Mochizuki S.[5]
3-1
Hijikata R.[2]
Nam J.
6-757-57-65
Polmans M.[6]
Mott B.
6-34-66-3
Kokkinakis T.[1]
Noguchi R.
6-37-65
R16
Mochizuki S.[5]
Uchida K.
7-6107-5
Hijikata R.[2]
Wong C.
4-66-36-2
Nam J.
Sweeny D.
6-46-2
Daniel T.[3]
Saville L.
6-46-2
Polmans M.[6]
Weber A.
6-46-4
Noguchi R.
Moriya H.
6-16-2
Kokkinakis T.[1]
Sekulic P.
7-57-5
Mott B.
Seggerman R.
6-26-3
R32
Mochizuki S.[5]
Jasika O.
6-46-4
Daniel T.[3]
Uchiyama Y.
6-22-1
Mott B.
Statham J.
6-36-4
Wong C.
Marinkov P.
7-656-2
Sweeny D.
Takahashi Y.
4-66-37-67
Nam J.
Schoolkate T.[8]
7-696-4
Uchida K.
Shimizu Y.
6-36-2
Weber A.
Bradshaw J.
7-56-2
Seggerman R.
Lock B.
6-34-66-4
Noguchi R.
Hong S.[7]
6-26-2
Moriya H.
Nakagawa N.
6-37-68
Sekulic P.
Rai A.
6-27-62
Kokkinakis T.[1]
Peliwo F.
6-36-1
Polmans M.[6]
Sinclair C.
6-46-2
Hijikata R.[2]
Dellavedova M.
6-36-4
Saville L.
Ellis B.
7-56-2