Denis Istomin vs Illya Marchenko — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 October 2010
hard
UKR
Illya Marchenko
#1740ATP
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Istomin D.
6-7 6-2 6-2
Marchenko I.
Istomin D.
64662
Marchenko I.
77221

Denis Istomin defeated Illya Marchenko 6-7 6-2 6-2 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Illya Marchenko came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's semi-final. Denis Istomin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-10-25St. PetersburgR32carpetIllya Marchenko6-2 2-2 RET
2010-06-13EastbourneQFgrassDenis Istomin6-1 6-4
2009-10-19MoscowR32hardIllya Marchenko1-6 6-4 4-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Marchenko I.

Marchenko I.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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.Marchenko I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Marchenko I.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
13
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
80
Break points won·Even
5
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
14
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
18
10

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