Denis Istomin vs Alejandro Falla — Nice Round of 32

Nice · ATP · Round of 32
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 20 May 2012
clay
COL
Alejandro Falla
42 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Istomin D.
7-6 1-6 6-1
Falla A.
Istomin D.
77162
Falla A.
63611

Denis Istomin defeated Alejandro Falla 7-6 1-6 6-1 in the Nice round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Denis Istomin came in defending last year's round of 16. Denis Istomin extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-06-25WimbledonR32grassDenis Istomin6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6(5)
2012-03-21Miami MastersR128hardAlejandro Falla6-1 2-1 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Falla A.

Falla A.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Even serve battle

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.Falla A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
59%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Falla A.
Clutch Rating·Even
29
32
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
73
Break points won·Dominant
5
39
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
22
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
55

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Almagro N.
Baker B.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Baker B.
Davydenko N.
6-756-46-2
Almagro N.
Simon G.
6-16-3
Quarter-finals
Davydenko N.
Isner J.
6-47-64
Almagro N.
Darcis S.
6-46-4
Baker B.
Kukushkin M.
4-66-37-64
Simon G.
Bellucci T.
7-56-0
R16
Isner J.
Malisse X.
7-637-65
Simon G.
Dimitrov G.
6-36-3
Davydenko N.
Istomin D.
6-41-66-3
Baker B.
Monfils G.
6-37-69
Kukushkin M.
Tomic B.
3-66-27-5
Darcis S.
Volandri F.
3-66-26-4
Almagro N.
Roger-Vasselin E.
7-656-4
Bellucci T.
Ferrero J.
6-46-3
R32
Bellucci T.
Young D.
6-756-06-3
Ferrero J.
Haase R.
4-67-667-66
Dimitrov G.
Sela D.
7-56-1
Malisse X.
Lu Y.
7-56-4
Davydenko N.
Ebden M.
6-36-3
Istomin D.
Falla A.
7-631-66-1
Baker B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-726-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Querrey S.
6-27-5
Tomic B.
Lacko L.
6-26-3
Darcis S.
Fognini F.
7-637-5
Volandri F.
Rochus O.
4-67-626-2
Roger-Vasselin E.
Paire B.
6-47-62