Valery Rudnev vs Artem Smirnov — Turkey F2 Round of 16
Turkey F2 · ITF · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2009 ·
clay
Rudnev V.6-3 6-3
Smirnov A.
Rudnev V.
662
Smirnov A.
330
Valery Rudnev defeated Artem Smirnov 6-3 6-3 in the Turkey F2 round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Artem Smirnov came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Valery Rudnev had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on clay. Valery Rudnev narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Valery Rudnev dropped just 6 games past Artem Smirnov.
Head to head
1–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013-05-20 | Russia F7 | QF | clay | Artem Smirnov | 6-3 6-4 |
| 2010-11-15 | Iran F7 | SF | clay | Artem Smirnov | 7-5 7-6(1) |
| 2008-10-04 | Moscow | Q32 | hard | Valery Rudnev | 6-3 3-6 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
50%
56%
Aces / match·Even
2.6
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (31 vs 136). ATP, WTA & Challenger.