Robert Smeets vs Sadik Kadir — Australia F7 Qualifying Round
Australia F7 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 October 2009 ·
hard
AUSSadik Kadir
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLWLWL
Smeets R.6-4 6-2
Kadir S.
Smeets R.
662
Kadir S.
420
Robert Smeets defeated Sadik Kadir 6-4 6-2 in the Australia F7 qualifying round on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sadik Kadir came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, but Robert Smeets had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 6 on hard. Robert Smeets narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Robert Smeets dropped just 6 games past Sadik Kadir.
Head to head
1–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-21 | Australia F2 | QF | hard | Sadik Kadir | 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 |
| 2004-11-22 | Australia F4 | R32 | grass | Sadik Kadir | 6-4 7-6(5) |
| 2004-11-15 | Australia F3 | R16 | grass | Robert Smeets | 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 2001-10-01 | Australia 2 3 | R32 | hard | Sadik Kadir | 6-2 7-6(4) |