Viktor Troicki vs Denis Istomin — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · ATP · Round of 16
SRB
Viktor Troicki
40 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2011
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Troicki V.
6-1 6-4
Istomin D.
Troicki V.
662
Istomin D.
14–

Viktor Troicki defeated Denis Istomin 6-1 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in defending last year's round of 16. Viktor Troicki extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-02-05SofiaR16hardViktor Troicki7-6(4) 1-6 7-6(5)
2010-08-22New HavenSFhardDenis Istomin7-6(10) 3-6 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Troicki V.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Troicki V.

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
Troicki V.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Troicki V.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
29
Break points saved·Even
91
90
Break points won·Clear edge
27
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
86
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
18

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
Tipsarevic J.
Baghdatis M.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Tipsarevic J.
Nishikori K.
6-46-3
Baghdatis M.
Troicki V.
6-36-1
Quarter-finals
Nishikori K.
Almagro N.
6-756-46-4
Tipsarevic J.
Davydenko N.
3-1
Baghdatis M.
Melzer J.
6-37-63
Troicki V.
Tursunov D.
6-46-4
R16
Almagro N.
Ramos A.
7-627-64
Nishikori K.
Petzschner P.
6-34-67-5
Tipsarevic J.
Cipolla F.
6-26-4
Melzer J.
De Voest R.
6-06-4
Davydenko N.
Kubot L.
6-37-62
Baghdatis M.
Devvarman S.
7-56-4
Tursunov D.
Goffin D.
6-36-3
Troicki V.
Istomin D.
6-16-4
R32
Ramos A.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-34-2
Petzschner P.
Zverev M.
7-56-3
Cipolla F.
Tomic B.
6-26-2
Kubot L.
Rosol L.
6-36-3
Nishikori K.
Gabashvili T.
3-66-46-1
Davydenko N.
Harrison R.
6-36-2
Baghdatis M.
Bogomolov Jr A.
7-636-4
Devvarman S.
Ledovskikh M.
7-656-4
De Voest R.
Sweeting R.
4-66-36-3
Istomin D.
Matosevic M.
6-36-2
Goffin D.
Ebden M.
6-47-64
Tursunov D.
Capdeville P.
6-22-66-1