Christopher Oconnell vs Tommy Paul — Knoxville CH Semi-final
Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
#127ATP
1673ELO
1657Hard ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2019 ·
hard
USA1#24ATP
1949ELO
1881Hard ELO
$1.7MYTD
$15MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWWL
Oconnell C.7-6 6-3
Paul T.
Oconnell C.
762
Paul T.
630
Christopher Oconnell defeated Tommy Paul 7-6 6-3 in the Knoxville CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Tommy Paul came in ranked #24, leading the head-to-head 3–0, defending last year's round of 32. Christopher Oconnell claimed a first win over Tommy Paul in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.
Key context
- Match story: Christopher Oconnell closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–3| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-01-13 | Australian Open | R128 | hard | Tommy Paul | 6-2 3-6 6-1 6-7 7-5 |
| 2023-01-09 | Adelaide 2 | R32 | hard | Tommy Paul | 6-4 7-5 |
| 2021-05-31 | Roland Garros | R128 | clay | Tommy Paul | 6-2 6-4 4-6 4-6 10-8 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
61%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.9
6.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
24
90
Break points saved·Even
96
97
Break points won·Dominant
3
88
Deciding sets·Dominant
6
98
Tiebreaks·Even
89
90
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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51
Paul T.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 93 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast