Nuno Borges vs Colton Smith — Phoenix CH Quarter-final

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Nuno Borges
POR1
Nuno Borges
#52ATP
1769ELO
1714Hard ELO
$811kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 11 March 2025
hard
USA
Colton Smith
#181ATP
1577ELO
1566Hard ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
Borges N.
6-4 6-4
Smith C.
Borges N.
662
Smith C.
440

Nuno Borges defeated Colton Smith 6-4 6-4 in the Phoenix CH quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Nuno Borges came in ranked #52, defending the title.

Key context

  • Match story: Nuno Borges edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Borges N.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Smith C.

Smith C.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Borges N.

Serve advantage — Smith C.

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

Borges N.Smith C.
36
Serve
—
16
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Borges N.Smith C.
1st serve in·Even
66%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Even
63%
64%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.2
5.1
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (81 vs 80). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Borges N.Smith C.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
77
62
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Even
54
52
Deciding sets·Even
96
92
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
8

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Borges N.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Smith C.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.4+149 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.6Hard Elo 1566
7.9Overall Elo 1769
ELO gap
2.1Overall Elo 1577
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
7.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
5.8
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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
Borges N.Smith C.
Freshness·Even
96
100

Borges N.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Smith C.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Fonseca J.
Bublik A.
7-657-60
Semi-finals
Fonseca J.
Nishikori K.
6-36-3
Bublik A.
Borges N.[1]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Bublik A.
Moutet C.
2-67-647-5
Nishikori K.
Cobolli F.[2]
6-24-66-4
Borges N.[1]
Smith C.
6-46-4
Fonseca J.
Gaston H.
6-46-4
R16
Borges N.[1]
Fearnley J.
6-27-5
Smith C.
Safiullin R.[7]
6-47-62
Bublik A.
Hijikata R.
6-25-76-3
Gaston H.
Opelka R.
7-666-3
Fonseca J.
Struff J.[4]
6-14-66-3
Moutet C.
Martinez P.[3]
6-46-3
Nishikori K.
Kukushkin M.
6-32-1
Cobolli F.[2]
Spizzirri E.
6-35-77-5
R32
Hijikata R.
Holt B.
7-607-63
Smith C.
Shevchenko A.
6-17-5
Bublik A.
Vukic A.[5]
6-33-66-3
Opelka R.
Rinderknech A.[8]
4-67-57-5
Fonseca J.
Kotov P.
6-26-4
Nishikori K.
Nardi L.[6]
6-46-3
Spizzirri E.
Tu L.
6-46-2
Safiullin R.[7]
Eubanks C.
7-626-1
Gaston H.
Walton A.
6-26-4
Kukushkin M.
Uchiyama Y.
6-46-2
Moutet C.
Basilashvili N.
6-36-2
Fearnley J.
Duckworth J.
7-636-3