Tommy Paul vs Michael Venus — Irving CH Qualifying Round 1
Irving CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
USA#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 13 March 2017 ·
hard
Paul T.6-1 7-6
Venus M.
Paul T.
672
Venus M.
160
Tommy Paul defeated Michael Venus 6-1 7-6 in the Irving CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Venus came in defending last year's round of 16, but Tommy Paul had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Tommy Paul came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
54%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
31%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.3
8.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
5.4
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 5). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast