C. Smith
To Win
Y. Watanuki
To Win
By Wojtek Kolan
Form
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W W L L W W W L L LThey have played 2 sets in total, with Smith winning 2 and Draxl winning 0. The last match between Smith and Draxl was at the US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston, 30-03-2025, Round: Q3, Surface: Clay, with Colton Smith getting the victory 6-4 6-4.
Players | Head-To-Head Match Wins |
---|---|
Colton Smith | 1 |
Liam Draxl | 0 |
LAST H2H MATCH: US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston(30-03-2025)
Smith | Stats | Draxl |
---|---|---|
72% (23-9) | YTD Win/Loss | 64% (28-16) |
1 | Head-to-Head | 0 |
135 | Ranking | 150 |
135 | Highest Rank | 142 |
22 | Age | 23 |
- | Plays | R |
2 | Titles | 8 |
72% (62-24) | Career Total W/L | 65% (193-105) |
$79,150 | Career Prize Money | $3,650 |
1 | YTD Titles | 0 |
1 | Clay H2H | 0 |
25 Jun 2025 / Q2 round
Wimbledon - London wta
25 Jun 2025 / Q2 round
Mallorca Championships - Mallorca atp
25 Jun 2025 / Second
Winning Player | Losing Player | Score | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
6-4 6-4 |
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Colton Smith
Player
Liam Draxl
65%
(
40 of
62)
1st Serve %
79%
(
53 of
67)
8
Aces
2
2
Double Faults
3
80%
(
32 of
40)
1st Serve Won
62%
(
33 of
53)
55%
(
12 of
22)
2nd Serve Won
50%
(
7 of
14)
29%
(
2 of
7)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
2)
29%
(
18 of
62)
Rtn Points Won
40%
(
27 of
67)
71
Total Points Won
58
|
Stats | ||
---|---|---|
1 | H2H Matches | 0 |
2 | Sets Won | 0 |
12 | Games Won | 8 |
8 | Aces (Total) | 2 |
2 | Total Double Faults | 3 |
1:30:8 | Average Match Time | 1:30:8 |
65% (40/62) | 1st Serve % | 79% (53/67) |
80% (32/40) | 1st Serve Win % | 62% (33/53) |
55% (12/22) | 2nd Serve Win % | 50% (7/14) |
29% (2/7) | Break Points Won % (Total) | 0% (0/2) |
40% (27/67) | Return Points Win % | 29% (18/62) |
100% (1/1) | Best of 3 Sets Win % | 0% (0/1) |
100% (1/1) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 0% (0/0) |
0% (1/0) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 0% (0/0) |
0% (0/0) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 0% (1/0) |
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When pondering whether Smith or Draxl will emerge victorious in their upcoming tennis skirmish, one can only imagine a tumbleweed rolling across the court during Draxl’s second serve. With a win rate of 42.65% on second serve points in recent months, Draxl might joke about being generous with his serves. Meanwhile, Smith is slightly more adept in this area, capturing 47.61% of second-serve points, suggesting that he has a bit more moxie when it comes to such matters.
When it comes to returning with aplomb, Draxl humorously channels a ninja, with an impressive win rate of 50% when returning opponents' second serves in recent form. Smith, however, might prefer a more casual approach, returning at a respectable 43.43%. It’s no laughing matter though when it comes to first serve returns, where Smith cracks a win rate of 28.02%, a few pegs above Draxl's 24.49%. One could argue that Smith elevates the comedy to include more points on the board.
Saving breakpoints is no joke, though Smith seems to have a flair for dramatic rescue missions, saving breakpoints 55.92% of the time. Draxl, with his best cape in hand, saves 52.04%, ensuring that he’s not too far behind in these pressed situations. In a comedic plot twist, if this match tiptoes its way into a third and deciding act, Smith is likely to have the last laugh, having clinched 80% of deciding sets over the past year, leaving Draxl slightly behind with 65%.
Casting an eye over match performance records, Smith emerges with a winning percentage of 76.27% over the past year, outshining Draxl’s solid, albeit slightly lesser, 69.88%. The stage is set in various surfaces, where Smith excels on Clay with a win streak worthy of applause (100%). However, his comedic kryptonite is the Hard court, bringing him to a more mortal win rate of 72%. Draxl, on the other hand, finds his zen on Indoor Hard courts with 69%, but the Clay surface tends to play tricks, as he wins 61% of those matches.
Looking at their preferred theaters, both have entertained audiences mostly in the Challengers and ITF tournaments over the last year. Smith takes a bow with a win rate of 67.86% in these arenas, while Draxl is not far behind at 64.15%. When it comes to opponent caliber, Smith sizes up against those ranked 321.98 on average, while Draxl’s combatants have an average rank of 333.45, a subtle but notable variation in competition.
A break point conversion is like the punch line to their tennis joke: Smith hits the mark 29.45% of the time, while Draxl takes his humor seriously with a slightly stronger 31.78% conversion rate. So, who will have the last laugh or a victorious swing? Based purely on stats, Smith might just have the edge with his better overall win rates and his flair for deciding sets, suggesting that Smith could very well serve his way to the winner's circle in this riotous battle of skill.
Smith vs Draxl Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88
OPPONENT | Score | H2H | |||
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Q1 |
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Colton Smith
Player
Santiago Rodriguez Taverna
62%
(
29 of
47)
1st Serve %
68%
(
34 of
50)
5
Aces
3
0
Double Faults
2
79%
(
23 of
29)
1st Serve Won
50%
(
17 of
34)
56%
(
10 of
18)
2nd Serve Won
44%
(
7 of
16)
83%
(
5 of
6)
Break Points Won
50%
(
1 of
2)
30%
(
14 of
47)
Rtn Points Won
52%
(
26 of
50)
59
Total Points Won
38
|
6-4 6-1 | H2H | ||
SF |
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Shintaro Mochizuki
Player
Colton Smith
58%
(
30 of
52)
1st Serve %
70%
(
30 of
43)
2
Aces
2
1
Double Faults
2
80%
(
24 of
30)
1st Serve Won
53%
(
16 of
30)
55%
(
12 of
22)
2nd Serve Won
38%
(
5 of
13)
100%
(
4 of
4)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
2)
31%
(
16 of
52)
Rtn Points Won
51%
(
22 of
43)
58
Total Points Won
37
|
6-2 6-2 | H2H | ||
QF |
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Colton Smith
Player
Emilio Nava
64%
(
69 of
107)
1st Serve %
60%
(
59 of
98)
6
Aces
11
1
Double Faults
4
71%
(
49 of
69)
1st Serve Won
78%
(
46 of
59)
55%
(
21 of
38)
2nd Serve Won
38%
(
15 of
39)
44%
(
4 of
9)
Break Points Won
40%
(
2 of
5)
35%
(
37 of
107)
Rtn Points Won
38%
(
37 of
98)
107
Total Points Won
98
|
6-7(5) 6-4 6-4 | H2H | ||
R2 |
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Colton Smith
Player
James McCabe
64%
(
55 of
86)
1st Serve %
57%
(
69 of
122)
2
Aces
8
2
Double Faults
8
71%
(
39 of
55)
1st Serve Won
70%
(
48 of
69)
58%
(
18 of
31)
2nd Serve Won
40%
(
21 of
53)
25%
(
4 of
16)
Break Points Won
50%
(
2 of
4)
34%
(
29 of
86)
Rtn Points Won
43%
(
53 of
122)
110
Total Points Won
98
|
5-7 6-3 6-3 | H2H | ||
R1 |
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Colton Smith
Player
Marco Trungelliti
71%
(
67 of
95)
1st Serve %
70%
(
64 of
91)
8
Aces
4
0
Double Faults
6
69%
(
46 of
67)
1st Serve Won
66%
(
42 of
64)
54%
(
15 of
28)
2nd Serve Won
22%
(
6 of
27)
50%
(
5 of
10)
Break Points Won
30%
(
3 of
10)
36%
(
34 of
95)
Rtn Points Won
47%
(
43 of
91)
104
Total Points Won
82
|
6-2 4-6 6-3 | H2H | ||
QF |
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James Kent Trotter
Player
Colton Smith
62%
(
57 of
92)
1st Serve %
73%
(
52 of
71)
7
Aces
6
5
Double Faults
5
79%
(
45 of
57)
1st Serve Won
75%
(
39 of
52)
51%
(
18 of
35)
2nd Serve Won
58%
(
11 of
19)
33%
(
2 of
6)
Break Points Won
17%
(
1 of
6)
32%
(
29 of
92)
Rtn Points Won
30%
(
21 of
71)
84
Total Points Won
79
|
6-3 3-6 6-3 | H2H | ||
Q1 |
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Colton Smith
Player
Yosuke Watanuki
67%
(
60 of
89)
1st Serve %
58%
(
57 of
98)
7
Aces
10
2
Double Faults
4
77%
(
46 of
60)
1st Serve Won
68%
(
39 of
57)
66%
(
19 of
29)
2nd Serve Won
56%
(
23 of
41)
40%
(
2 of
5)
Break Points Won
33%
(
1 of
3)
27%
(
24 of
89)
Rtn Points Won
37%
(
36 of
98)
101
Total Points Won
86
|
7-5 4-6 6-3 | H2H | ||
R1 |
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Shintaro Mochizuki
Player
Colton Smith
56%
(
45 of
81)
1st Serve %
62%
(
49 of
79)
3
Aces
5
4
Double Faults
1
78%
(
35 of
45)
1st Serve Won
63%
(
31 of
49)
39%
(
14 of
36)
2nd Serve Won
50%
(
15 of
30)
63%
(
5 of
8)
Break Points Won
50%
(
3 of
6)
40%
(
32 of
81)
Rtn Points Won
42%
(
33 of
79)
82
Total Points Won
78
|
6-4 3-6 6-2 | H2H |
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OPPONENT | Score | H2H | |||
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Q1 |
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Dusan Lajovic
Player
Liam Draxl
70%
(
51 of
73)
1st Serve %
71%
(
63 of
89)
7
Aces
4
2
Double Faults
4
71%
(
36 of
51)
1st Serve Won
65%
(
41 of
63)
59%
(
13 of
22)
2nd Serve Won
38%
(
10 of
26)
50%
(
5 of
10)
Break Points Won
33%
(
3 of
9)
33%
(
24 of
73)
Rtn Points Won
43%
(
38 of
89)
87
Total Points Won
75
|
3-6 6-3 6-3 | H2H | ||
R1 |
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Trevor Svajda
Player
Liam Draxl
71%
(
5 of
7)
1st Serve %
75%
(
9 of
12)
1
Aces
0
0
Double Faults
0
80%
(
4 of
5)
1st Serve Won
67%
(
6 of
9)
50%
(
1 of
2)
2nd Serve Won
33%
(
1 of
3)
0%
(
0 of
1)
Break Points Won
0%
(
0 of
0)
29%
(
2 of
7)
Rtn Points Won
42%
(
5 of
12)
10
Total Points Won
9
|
1-1 ret. | H2H | ||
SF |
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Michael Zheng
Player
Liam Draxl
56%
(
34 of
61)
1st Serve %
54%
(
42 of
78)
6
Aces
0
0
Double Faults
3
68%
(
23 of
34)
1st Serve Won
55%
(
23 of
42)
59%
(
16 of
27)
2nd Serve Won
56%
(
20 of
36)
44%
(
4 of
9)
Break Points Won
33%
(
2 of
6)
36%
(
22 of
61)
Rtn Points Won
45%
(
35 of
78)
74
Total Points Won
65
|
6-4 6-4 | H2H | ||
QF |
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Liam Draxl
Player
Kenta Miyoshi
58%
(
45 of
78)
1st Serve %
64%
(
48 of
75)
2
Aces
7
6
Double Faults
3
73%
(
33 of
45)
1st Serve Won
58%
(
28 of
48)
55%
(
18 of
33)
2nd Serve Won
67%
(
18 of
27)
33%
(
3 of
9)
Break Points Won
29%
(
2 of
7)
35%
(
27 of
78)
Rtn Points Won
39%
(
29 of
75)
80
Total Points Won
73
|
7-6(4) 6-4 | H2H | ||
R2 |
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Liam Draxl
Player
Patrick Maloney
69%
(
44 of
64)
1st Serve %
51%
(
23 of
45)
0
Aces
2
3
Double Faults
5
66%
(
29 of
44)
1st Serve Won
57%
(
13 of
23)
50%
(
10 of
20)
2nd Serve Won
45%
(
10 of
22)
83%
(
5 of
6)
Break Points Won
10%
(
1 of
10)
39%
(
25 of
64)
Rtn Points Won
49%
(
22 of
45)
61
Total Points Won
48
|
6-4 6-1 | H2H | ||
R1 |
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Liam Draxl
Player
Rafael Jodar
73%
(
51 of
70)
1st Serve %
67%
(
42 of
63)
2
Aces
2
1
Double Faults
2
67%
(
34 of
51)
1st Serve Won
50%
(
21 of
42)
42%
(
8 of
19)
2nd Serve Won
57%
(
12 of
21)
63%
(
5 of
8)
Break Points Won
29%
(
2 of
7)
40%
(
28 of
70)
Rtn Points Won
48%
(
30 of
63)
72
Total Points Won
61
|
7-5 6-2 | H2H | ||
Q1 |
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Filip Misolic
Player
Liam Draxl
61%
(
27 of
44)
1st Serve %
60%
(
28 of
47)
1
Aces
1
3
Double Faults
1
81%
(
22 of
27)
1st Serve Won
54%
(
15 of
28)
41%
(
7 of
17)
2nd Serve Won
26%
(
5 of
19)
56%
(
5 of
9)
Break Points Won
50%
(
1 of
2)
34%
(
15 of
44)
Rtn Points Won
57%
(
27 of
47)
56
Total Points Won
35
|
6-2 6-2 | H2H | ||
F |
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Nicolas Mejia
Player
Liam Draxl
64%
(
64 of
100)
1st Serve %
70%
(
72 of
103)
4
Aces
3
2
Double Faults
1
61%
(
39 of
64)
1st Serve Won
54%
(
39 of
72)
56%
(
20 of
36)
2nd Serve Won
58%
(
18 of
31)
63%
(
5 of
8)
Break Points Won
36%
(
5 of
14)
41%
(
41 of
100)
Rtn Points Won
45%
(
46 of
103)
105
Total Points Won
98
|
2-6 6-2 7-6(3) | H2H |
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Stats | ||
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72% (62/24) | Win/Loss | 65% (193/105) |
64% (130/72) | Sets Win/Loss | 63% (420/247) |
56% (1087/841) | Games Win/Loss | 55% (3442/2780) |
72% (31/12) | Hard Win/Loss | 65% (91/49) |
67% (4/2) | Clay Win/Loss | 61% (52/33) |
75% (18/6) | Indoor Hard W/L | 69% (50/22) |
69% (9/4) | Grass Win/Loss | 0% (0/1) |
0.38 | Aces Per Game | 0.32 |
359 | Aces Total | 959 |
0.18 | Double Faults Per Game | 0.27 |
170 | Total Double Faults | 833 |
1:33:41 | Average Match Time | 1:40:36 |
303.99 | Average Opponent Rank | 416.5 |
66% (3571/5431) | 1st Serve % | 65% (12135/18570) |
69% (2476/3571) | 1st Serve Win % | 69% (8416/12135) |
55% (1023/1860) | 2nd Serve Win % | 50% (3204/6435) |
43% (251/579) | Break Points Won % (Total) | 47% (964/2046) |
41% (2346/5661) | Return Points Win % | 42% (7907/18637) |
50% (1/1) | Slam W/L | 0% (0/2) |
75% (3/1) | Masters W/L | 0% (0/5) |
80% (4/1) | Main Tour W/L | 25% (1/3) |
68% (27/13) | Challenger W/L | 59% (72/50) |
77% (27/8) | Futures W/L | 73% (120/45) |
71% (59/83) | Best of 3 Sets Win % | 66% (188/287) |
0% (0/0) | Best of 5 Sets Win % | 100% (3/3) |
36% (10/28) | Tiebreaks Win % (Total) | 57% (43/75) |
71% (24/34) | Deciding Set Win % | 55% (42/76) |
92% (53/49) | 1st Set Won, Won Match | 91% (193/175) |
4% (53/2) | 1st Set Won, Lost Match | 8% (193/16) |
31% (32/10) | 1st Set Lost, Won Match | 18% (104/19) |