Radu Albot vs James Ward — US Open Qualifying Final

US Open · ATP · Qualifying Final
Radu Albot
MDA
Radu Albot
#512ATP
1453ELO
1429Hard ELO
36 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 25 August 2014 ·
hard
GBR15
James Ward
39 yrs · 190 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWWLLL
Albot R.
6-1 3-6 6-2
Ward J.
Albot R.
6362
Ward J.
1621

Radu Albot defeated James Ward 6-1 3-6 6-2 in the US Open qualifying final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — James Ward came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Radu Albot had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Radu Albot narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Radu Albot closed it out in three sets, 6–1 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-08-22US OpenQ32hardRadu Albot6-1 3-6 6-2
2014-05-26Roland GarrosQ1clayJames Ward6-3 7-5
2014-05-20Roland GarrosQ128clayJames Ward6-3 7-5

Statistics

This season
Albot R.Ward J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.0
8.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Albot R.Ward J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
10
3
Break points saved·Clear edge
63
47
Break points won·Even
9
9
Deciding sets·Clear edge
37
23
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
17
38

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

Freshness

Recent load
Albot R.Ward J.
Freshness·
49
—

Albot R.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 107 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw