Matthew Smith vs Naim Lalji, Devon 2005, Round of 16

FUTURES · Round of 16 · Hard

Final

Matthew Smith

WinnerRank #1402

Smith won in 2 sets

2–0

Set 16–4

Set 26–3

Naim Lalji

LostUnranked

Venue

Venue not available

Hard

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

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Altitude

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Elevation unavailable

Indoor venue, weather not factored

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Head to head

4Smith

1Lalji

5 meetings

DevonRound of 16 · 2005HardThis match
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Wrexham ChallengerQualifying R1 · 21 Jan 2006Hard
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 0
BathQuarterfinal · 2006Hard
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6⁶Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7⁸Set 2: 1Set 3: 3
LeedsRound of 32 · 2005Hard
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
BoltonRound of 32 · 2005Hard
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3

Form and path

Matthew Smith3–3

AbidjanHard

LRound of 16
Matwe Middelkoop
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Hubert Holzler
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 2

AbidjanHard

LRound of 16
Denys Molchanov
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 1Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 3
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Akre Francis Koffi
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

SheffieldHard

LRound of 16
Richard Bloomfield
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7⁷
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 6⁵
WRound of 32
Matthew Smith
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 6
Michal Pazicky
Sets won: 1Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 2

Naim Lalji2–4

Shrewsbury CHHard

Nottingham 2 CHHard

LQualifying R1
Pavol Cervenak
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

IlkleyGrass

LRound of 32
Josh Goodall
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 2

Frinton-on-SeaGrass

LRound of 16
Enrico Iannuzzi
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 4
WRound of 32
Naim Lalji
Sets won: 2Set 1: 2Set 2: 6Set 3: 7¹⁰
Ross Connolly
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 6⁸

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Matthew Smith vs Naim Lalji, Devon 2005, Round of 16

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

Match research