Colton Smith vs Liam Draxl — Houston Qualifying Round 2

Houston · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA
Colton Smith
#181ATP
1577ELO
1476Clay ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 31 March 2025
clay
Liam Draxl
CAN
Liam Draxl
#223ATP
1592ELO
1499Clay ELO
$201kYTD
$642kCAREER
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Smith C.
6-4 6-4
Draxl L.
Smith C.
662
Draxl L.
44–

Colton Smith defeated Liam Draxl 6-4 6-4 in the Houston qualifying round 2 on clay. The result followed the form book — Colton Smith came in ranked #181, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Colton Smith extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

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

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31HoustonQ2clayColton Smith6-4 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Smith C.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Draxl L.

Draxl L.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Smith C.

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

Statistics

This season
Smith C.Draxl L.
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
39%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
4.2
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smith C.Draxl L.
Clutch Rating·Even
62
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Clear edge
52
36
Deciding sets·Even
92
94
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
75

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

Freshness

Recent load
Smith C.Draxl L.
Freshness·Even
100
98

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Brooksby J.
Maloney P.
6-46-2
Smith C.
Draxl L.
6-46-4
Denolly C.
Mannarino A.
6-45-77-65
Krueger M.
Zahraj P.
6-755-3
Q1
Krueger M.
Kodat T.
5-73-1
Brooksby J.
Gomez F.
3-67-656-4
Zahraj P.
Corwin F.
6-47-5
Mannarino A.
Nakagawa N.
3-66-36-2
Smith C.
Zhu E.
6-16-2
Draxl L.
Grant W.
6-36-2
Maloney P.
Andrade A.
6-755-3
Denolly C.
Trotter J.
6-32-66-3