Felix Balshaw #248France11 – 2Joel Schwaerzler #171Austria2

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The read

Both players' opening sets average around or above ten games, which sits above the 9.5 line.

• Balshaw's first sets averaged 11.0 total games across 14 hard-court matches
• Schwaerzler's first sets averaged 9.86 total games across 14 hard-court matches
• Each player had three first-set tiebreaks in 14 matches

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The read

Two evenly matched players at similar rankings often need a deciding set, but neither player's recent record favours a long match.

• Balshaw's hard-court matches averaged 2.5 sets; 7 of 14 went the distance
• Schwaerzler's hard-court matches averaged 2.43 sets; 6 of 14 went the distance
• Schwaerzler's scorelines on hard: five 2-0 wins, four 2-1 wins, three 0-2 losses, two 1-2 losses

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The read

Balshaw's first-set record is slightly positive and his serve numbers give him a marginal early edge.

• Balshaw won the opening set in 8 of 14 hard-court matches
• His first sets averaged 5.5 games won to 5.5 lost
• Three of his 14 hard-court matches featured a first-set tiebreak

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The read

More than half of both players' recent hard-court matches contained at least one tiebreak, and their serve numbers are solid.

• Balshaw played a tiebreak in 8 of 14 hard-court matches
• Schwaerzler played a tiebreak in 6 of 14 hard-court matches
• Both players average around ten games per set

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The read

Schwaerzler's low double-fault rate offsets Balshaw's higher one, leaving the combined average just under the line.

• Schwaerzler averaged 2.7 double faults per match on hard across 14 matches
• Balshaw averaged 4.5 double faults per match on hard across 13 matches
• Combined average of 7.2 is below the 7.5 line

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The read

The two players' combined ace rate is slightly below the line, with Schwaerzler in particular not a heavy ace server.

• Balshaw 7.4 aces per match on hard, Schwaerzler 5.9 per match
• Schwaerzler's ace rate is modest despite landing 60.6% of first serves
• Combined average of 13.3 aces is below the 13.5 line