Grand Slam · 2nd Round Qualifying · Roland Garros
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Faria
⚙️ Grinder
Smith
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🛡️ The Spoiler is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,035 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Jaime Faria plays Colton Smith.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Faria | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 15–8 | 6–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.77 | 2.13 |
| ROI % | +7.6% | +8.6% |
| Units P/L | +1.74u | +1.03u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Faria
0
Smith
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Smith has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Faria's 25%).
| Opponent | Faria | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Emilio Nava | L 26 76 67 | W 67 64 64 |
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | L 26 26 | L 06 36 |
| Marco Trungelliti | W 76 63 | W 62 46 63 |
| Shintaro Mochizuki | L 26 06 | L 26 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Faria | Smith |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.1% | 58.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.4% | 66.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.4% | 51.3% |
| Aces / Match | 4.1 | 2.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.3 | 1.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 55.5% | 58.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 29% | 38.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.6% | 48.6% |
| BP Converted % | 42.7% | 40.7% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24.3 | 16.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.9 | 30.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 75.2% | 62.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.6% | 51.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 68% | 29% |
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Match summary
Jaime Faria meets Colton Smith in the 2nd Round Qualifying at Roland Garros on May 20. The clay court matchup pits the world number 117 against Smith, ranked 186th. Faria comes off a loss five days ago after competing in four matches over the past two weeks.
Smith has struggled recently, winning two of his last ten matches and dropping four straight before a loss in his most recent outing. Faria won six of his last ten and took three of his last five. The two have never faced each other. Notably, Faria lost to common opponent Emilio Nava while Smith defeated him.
Faria operates as a baseline grinder and carries a 70% record on clay from recent play. Smith employs an all-court approach and holds a 46% record on clay over the same sample. Faria will need to sustain long rallies and control the clay from the back; Smith must diversify his court positioning and cut down unforced errors to test Faria's consistency.
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