Tommy Paul vs Alexei Popyrin, Murray River Open 2021, Round of 32

ATP 250 · Round of 32 · Hard · Wed 3 Feb

Final

Tommy Paul

LostRank #141.5463%

Popyrin won in 2 sets · 1h 9m

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 23–6

Alexei Popyrin

WinnerRank #1272.6237%Upset

Venue

Melbourne Park

Melbourne, AUS· Hard· Court 14

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.

How court speed works

Fast

Wind

19 km/h

Gentle

Humidity

67%

Moderate

Temperature

25°C

Warm

Altitude

23 m

Sea level

Historical daily weather

Set statistics

Final statistics

Service

4Aces6

3Double faults4

32/5459%1st serve %65%37/57

19/2383%2nd serve %84%16/19

20/2969%1st serve points won68%26/38

10/2343%2nd serve points won63%12/19

5/863%Break points saved50%1/2

9Service games played10

Return

12/3832%1st serve return points31%9/29

7/1937%2nd serve return points57%13/23

1/250%Break points converted38%3/8

10Return games played9

Points

31Service points won38

21Receiver points won21

5Max points in a row6

Games

2Max games in a row5

Paul3

Popyrin6

01503015301540

Paul3

Popyrin5

150300400

Paul2

Popyrin5

150300301540154030

Paul1

Popyrin5

015030040

Paul1

Popyrin4

015030153030303040

Paul1

Popyrin3

0151515153030304030

Paul0

Popyrin3

015151515301540

Paul0

Popyrin2

0150300401540

Paul0

Popyrin1

015151515301540

Head to head

4Paul

1Popyrin

5 meetings

Hard 2–1Clay 1–0Grass 1–0

Murray River OpenRound of 32 · 3 Feb 2021HardThis match
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 3
Roland GarrosRound of 16 · 1 Jun 2025Clay
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 3Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 3Set 3: 3
s HertogenboschRound of 16 · 13 Jun 2024Grass
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 5Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 7Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Paris MastersQualifying R2 · 31 Oct 2021Hard
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 4Set 2: 6Set 3: 6
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 4Set 3: 3
Canada MastersQualifying R1 · 3 Aug 2019Hard
Tommy Paul
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 5Set 3: 6
Alexei Popyrin
Sets won: 1Set 1: 4Set 2: 7Set 3: 4

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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Tommy Paul vs Alexei Popyrin, Murray River Open 2021, Round of 32

Final score

Venue and conditions

Set statistics

Service

Return

Points

Games

Point by point

Head to head

Match research