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Michael Russell#98 def. Ryan Sweeting#72

4-6 6-3 6-4

Match Information

Date	Jan 10, 2012*
Tournament	Sydney
Category	ATP 250
Surface	Hard
Round	Q3
Winner	Michael Russell
Score	4-6 6-3 6-4
Loser	Ryan Sweeting
Duration	2h 9m

Stat	Michael Russell	Ryan Sweeting
Aces	2	5
Double faults	3	6
First serve %	60	51
First serve points won %	68	77
Second serve points won %	52	55
Break points saved %	67	50
Break points converted %	50	33
Service points won %	62	66
Return points won %	34	38
Total points won %	50	50

Pre-match Comparison

Field	Michael Russell	Ryan Sweeting
Country	USA	USA
Birth date	May 1, 1978	Jul 14, 1987
Age	33	24
Height	173	196
Handedness	Right-Handed	Right-Handed
Backhand style	Two-Handed Backhand	Two-Handed Backhand
Ranking (entering)	98	72
Ranking points (entering)	578	690
Elo (entering)	1,772	1,673
Career W-L	77–149	34–56
Career earnings	$2,452,569	$1,024,486

Pre-match H2H

Michael Russell 1 – 1 Ryan Sweeting

Path

Michael Russell's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 2012	Q2	Victor Hanescu	6-2 5-7 6-4	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 2012	Q1	Simon Greul	7-6(2) 6-1	W	H2H	Match data

Michael Russell's next match

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 12, 2012	R32	Fabio Fognini	2-6 6-2 6-0	L	H2H	Match data

Ryan Sweeting's path

Date	Round	Opponent	Score	W/L	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 2012	Q2	Greg Jones	6-2 7-5	W	H2H	Match data
Jan 9, 2012	Q1	Joao Souza	6-1 7-5	W	H2H	Match data