Denis Istomin vs Igor Kunitsyn — Moscow Quarter-final

Moscow · ATP · Quarter-final
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2010
hard
RUS
Igor Kunitsyn
44 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
Istomin D.
6-2 6-4
Kunitsyn I.
Istomin D.
662
Kunitsyn I.
24–

Denis Istomin defeated Igor Kunitsyn 6-2 6-4 in the Moscow quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32. Denis Istomin extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-27Roland GarrosR128clayDenis Istomin6-2 6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Kunitsyn I.

Kunitsyn I.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Serve advantage — Istomin D.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Istomin D.Kunitsyn I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Kunitsyn I.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
29
36
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
67
Break points won·Dominant
5
42
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
39
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
50

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Troicki V.
Baghdatis M.
3-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Baghdatis M.
Istomin D.
6-46-757-62
Troicki V.
Cuevas P.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Troicki V.
Zeballos H.
6-26-1
Cuevas P.
Stepanek R.
6-47-63
Baghdatis M.
Dolgopolov A.
6-27-67
Istomin D.
Kunitsyn I.
6-26-4
R16
Cuevas P.
Davydenko N.
7-667-65
Zeballos H.
Crivoi V.
7-57-61
Troicki V.
Tsonga J.
3-66-37-5
Kunitsyn I.
Golubev A.
6-47-5
Baghdatis M.
Starace P.
6-46-3
Istomin D.
Mathieu P.
1-67-56-3
Dolgopolov A.
Stakhovsky S.
6-27-64
Stepanek R.
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
R32
Cuevas P.
Brands D.
6-27-67
Crivoi V.
Kuznetsov A.
7-646-3
Starace P.
Gabashvili T.
3-67-56-1
Kukushkin M.
Chardy J.
6-26-4
Stepanek R.
Hanescu V.
7-656-3
Troicki V.
Tursunov D.
5-76-46-3
Istomin D.
Marchenko I.
6-746-26-2
Kunitsyn I.
Andreev I.
6-47-65
Dolgopolov A.
Belyaev I.
6-26-4
Zeballos H.
Tipsarevic J.
4-66-46-3
Stakhovsky S.
Russell M.
6-43-67-5
Golubev A.
Gonzalez M.
6-36-2