Lukas Lacko vs Denis Istomin — Atlanta Round of 16

Atlanta · ATP · Round of 16
SVK
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2014
hard
UZB6
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Lacko L.
5-7 6-1 6-4
Istomin D.
Lacko L.
5662
Istomin D.
7141

Lukas Lacko defeated Denis Istomin 5-7 6-1 6-4 in the Atlanta round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 3–1, defending last year's quarter-final, but Lukas Lacko had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Lukas Lacko narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-07-22AtlantaR32hardDenis Istomin6-1 6-3
2010-08-22New HavenR16hardDenis Istomin6-2 2-6 6-3
2010-02-01ZagrebR32hardLukas Lacko6-2 2-2 RET
2008-01-14Australian OpenR128hardDenis Istomin6-3 6-7(1) 7-6(4) 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Lacko L.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Lacko L.

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
Lacko L.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lacko L.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Even
26
29
Break points saved·Even
86
90
Break points won·Even
8
5
Deciding sets·Slight edge
33
44
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
27
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
Final
Isner J.[1]
Sela D.
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Isner J.[1]
Sock J.
7-56-4
Sela D.
Becker B.
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Sock J.
Lacko L.
7-666-2
Becker B.
De Bakker T.
6-46-2
Isner J.[1]
Matosevic M.[8]
7-686-4
Sela D.
Pospisil V.[4]
7-51-66-2
R16
Isner J.[1]
Ginepri R.
4-67-657-5
Matosevic M.[8]
Smyczek T.
6-47-5
Sock J.
Venus M.
6-46-2
Sela D.
Querrey S.[9]
6-26-4
Becker B.
Lu Y.[7]
6-46-3
De Bakker T.
Anderson K.[2]
6-47-5
Lacko L.
Istomin D.[6]
5-76-16-4
Pospisil V.[4]
Marchenko I.
7-56-3
R32
Matosevic M.[8]
Estrella V.
6-06-2
Ginepri R.
Stakhovsky S.
7-633-66-0
Smyczek T.
Harrison R.
6-06-2
Sock J.
Gonzalez A.
6-26-4
Lacko L.
Pasha N.
6-27-5
Querrey S.[9]
Johnson S.
7-637-5
Sela D.
Young D.
6-36-0
Lu Y.[7]
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-4
De Bakker T.
Diez S.
6-16-2
Marchenko I.
Smith J.
6-46-4
Becker B.
Ebden M.
6-46-2
Istomin D.[6]
Ram R.
6-16-4