Naim Lalji vs Matthew Smith — Great Britain F1 Round of 32
Great Britain F1 · ITF · Round of 32
GBRNaim Lalji
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 10 January 2005 ·
hard
GBRMatthew Smith
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLW
Lalji N.6-4 6-4
Smith M.
Lalji N.
662
Smith M.
440
Naim Lalji defeated Matthew Smith 6-4 6-4 in the Great Britain F1 round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Matthew Smith came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Naim Lalji claimed a first win over Matthew Smith in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Naim Lalji edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006-04-03 | Great Britain F6 | QF | hard | Matthew Smith | 6-7(6) 6-1 6-3 |
| 2005-10-03 | Great Britain F14 | R32 | hard | Matthew Smith | 7-5 6-3 |
| 2005-01-17 | Great Britain F2 | R16 | hard | Matthew Smith | 6-4 6-3 |
| 2004-10-25 | Great Britain 2 3 | R32 | hard | Matthew Smith | 6-0 6-2 |