Colton Smith vs Blaise Bicknell — San Diego CH Round of 16

San Diego CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
USA7
Colton Smith
#186ATP
1577ELO
1566Hard ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 27 January 2026
hard
JAM
Blaise Bicknell
#318ATP
1313ELO
1290Hard ELO
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLLW
Smith C.
5-7 7-6 6-1
Bicknell B.
Smith C.
57762
Bicknell B.
76311

Colton Smith defeated Blaise Bicknell 5-7 7-6 6-1 in the San Diego CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Colton Smith came in ranked #186, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Smith C.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Bicknell B.

Bicknell B.serving78% hold

wins 62% 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.Bicknell B.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
40%
36%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.4
3.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Smith C.Bicknell B.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
0
Break points saved·Dominant
94
49
Break points won·Dominant
52
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
12
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
8
3

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Smith C.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Bicknell B.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 64 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
7.6+276 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Hard Elo 1290
7.3Overall Elo 1577
ELO gap
2.7Overall Elo 1313
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
5.8
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
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
Smith C.Bicknell B.
Freshness·Even
100
98

Smith C.: 16 days rest · Bicknell B.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Svajda Z.[4]
Korda S.[1]
6-47-65
Semi-finals
Svajda Z.[4]
Shimabukuro S.[5]
6-46-1
Korda S.[1]
Kypson P.[3]
7-646-2
Quarter-finals
Korda S.[1]
Draxl L.[6]
7-646-4
Kypson P.[3]
Smith C.[7]
7-656-0
Svajda Z.[4]
Krueger M.
6-32-66-2
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Hijikata R.[2]
6-46-4
R16
Korda S.[1]
Ilagan A.
6-24-66-3
Draxl L.[6]
Svajda T.
6-36-4
Kypson P.[3]
Johns G.
7-646-2
Smith C.[7]
Bicknell B.
5-77-636-1
Svajda Z.[4]
Smith K.
7-626-4
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Fenty A.
6-41-67-62
Hijikata R.[2]
Tomic B.
3-66-46-3
Krueger M.
Samuel T.
6-46-4
R32
Johns G.
Poling K.
6-27-65
Bicknell B.
Rybakov A.
6-47-5
Smith C.[7]
Langmo C.
6-36-3
Korda S.[1]
Milavsky D.
6-47-5
Ilagan A.
Lechno Wasiutynski F.
6-17-5
Svajda T.
Braswell M.
6-26-2
Draxl L.[6]
Cassone M.
6-26-2
Kypson P.[3]
Zink T.
7-656-1
Samuel T.
Boyer T.[8]
6-35-76-4
Shimabukuro S.[5]
Kozlov S.
6-24-67-65
Krueger M.
Stebe C.
6-16-1
Smith K.
Perot R.
6-37-66
Svajda Z.[4]
Zhu E.
6-26-4
Fenty A.
Artnak B.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Corwin F.
7-666-3
Hijikata R.[2]
Dostanic S.
2-66-36-2