Rajeev Ram #161 def. John-Patrick Smith #156

6-4 7-6(4)

Rajeev Ram defeated John-Patrick Smith 6-4 7-6(4) in the 2015 Newport semifinal on grass courts.

Match Information

Date: Jul 18, 2015*
Tournament: Newport
Edition: 2015
Category: ATP 250
Surface: Grass
Round: SF

Match Statistics

Stat	Rajeev Ram	John-Patrick Smith
Aces	6	6
Double faults	4	1
First serve %	54	64
First serve points won %	84	65
Second serve points won %	55	52
Break points saved %	67	33
Break points converted %	67	33
Service points won %	71	61
Return points won %	39	29
Total points won %	54	46

Player Comparison

Field	Rajeev Ram	John-Patrick Smith
Country	USA	AUS
Birth date	Mar 18, 1984	Jan 24, 1989
Age	31	26
Height	193 cm	188 cm
Handedness	Right-Handed	Left-Handed
Backhand style	—	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	161	156
Ranking points (entering)	320	329
Elo (entering)	1,692	1,645
Current career W-L	57–94	5–22
Current career earnings	$10,360,050	$2,351,317

Pre-match H2H

Rajeev Ram #161 0 – 0 John-Patrick Smith #156

Path

Rajeev Ram's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Adrian Mannarino #35	2-6 7-6(8) 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 2015	QF
Yuichi Sugita #144	6-4 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 2015	R16
John Isner #18	6-7(5) 6-3 7-6(8)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2015	R32

Rajeev Ram's next match

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Ivo Karlovic #24	7-6(5) 5-7 7-6(2)	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 19, 2015	F

John-Patrick Smith's path

Opponent	Score	W-L	H2H	Match Data	Date	Round
Tatsuma Ito #116	6-3 6-7(2) 6-3	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 18, 2015	QF
Jared Donaldson #166	6-3 6-1	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 17, 2015	R16
Bernard Tomic #25	6-3 7-5	W	H2H	Match data	Jul 16, 2015	R32