Yen Hsun Lu vs Denis Istomin — Cincinnati Masters Round of 64

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Round of 64
TPE
Yen Hsun Lu
42 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Sunday, 10 August 2014
hard
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Lu Y.
6-3 6-4
Istomin D.
Lu Y.
662
Istomin D.
340

Yen Hsun Lu defeated Denis Istomin 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64, but Yen Hsun Lu had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 5 on hard. Yen Hsun Lu narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Yen Hsun Lu closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-15Queen's ClubQ2grassYen Hsun Lu7-6(6) 7-6(5)
2013-07-22AtlantaR16hardDenis Istomin7-5 6-2
2012-03-08Indian Wells MastersR128hardDenis Istomin7-6(6) 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lu Y.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lu Y.

Serve advantage — Lu Y.

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
Lu Y.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
66%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.2
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Lu Y.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
34
29
Break points saved·Even
88
90
Break points won·Clear edge
29
5
Deciding sets·Slight edge
33
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
32
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
26°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 69%
Final
Federer R.[2]
Ferrer D.[6]
6-31-66-2
Semi-finals
Ferrer D.[6]
Benneteau J.
6-36-2
Federer R.[2]
Raonic M.[5]
6-26-3
Quarter-finals
Ferrer D.[6]
Robredo T.[16]
6-43-66-3
Benneteau J.
Wawrinka S.[3]
1-66-16-2
Raonic M.[5]
Fognini F.[15]
6-16-0
Federer R.[2]
Murray A.[8]
6-37-5
R16
Robredo T.[16]
Djokovic N.[1]
7-667-5
Ferrer D.[6]
Youzhny M.
7-56-0
Benneteau J.
Janowicz J.
7-56-1
Raonic M.[5]
Johnson S.
6-776-37-64
Fognini F.[15]
Lu Y.
3-66-36-3
Murray A.[8]
Isner J.[11]
6-736-47-62
Federer R.[2]
Monfils G.
6-44-66-3
Wawrinka S.[3]
Cilic M.[14]
3-66-06-1
R32
Djokovic N.[1]
Simon G.
6-34-66-4
Robredo T.[16]
Querrey S.
6-26-4
Youzhny M.
Seppi A.
6-36-4
Wawrinka S.[3]
Becker B.
6-37-65
Benneteau J.
Ward J.
6-26-2
Janowicz J.
Dimitrov G.[7]
6-43-66-3
Raonic M.[5]
Ginepri R.
6-26-2
Johnson S.
Gulbis E.[9]
6-46-4
Fognini F.[15]
Hewitt L.
6-16-4
Lu Y.
Berdych T.[4]
3-66-36-4
Murray A.[8]
Sousa J.
6-36-3
Isner J.[11]
Matosevic M.
6-37-61
Monfils G.
Bautista Agut R.[13]
6-46-1
Federer R.[2]
Pospisil V.
7-645-76-2
Ferrer D.[6]
Kohlschreiber P.
6-747-647-64
Cilic M.[14]
Verdasco F.
7-667-65
R64
Simon G.
Tomic B.
6-36-2
Johnson S.
Paire B.
6-46-1
Querrey S.
Falla A.
6-36-1
Robredo T.[16]
Sock J.
7-656-3
Youzhny M.
Tsonga J.[12]
6-16-4
Seppi A.
Giraldo S.
4-66-27-5
Becker B.
Karlovic I.
7-656-4
Verdasco F.
Granollers M.
5-76-37-65
Cilic M.[14]
Lopez F.
6-36-4
Benneteau J.
Rola B.
6-776-37-67
Ward J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-23-66-1
Fognini F.[15]
Roger-Vasselin E.
6-44-67-65
Hewitt L.
Melzer J.
3-66-46-4
Sousa J.
Buchanan C.
5-77-637-65
Matosevic M.
Mahut N.
6-47-64
Isner J.[11]
Anderson K.
6-36-4
Bautista Agut R.[13]
Klizan M.
6-24-67-5
Monfils G.
Delbonis F.
6-33-66-3
Pospisil V.
Stepanek R.
5-76-17-64
Gulbis E.[9]
Dodig I.
7-687-64
Lu Y.
Istomin D.
6-36-4
Ginepri R.
Thiem D.
6-35-77-5
Janowicz J.
Gabashvili T.
6-46-4
Kohlschreiber P.
Chardy J.
6-34-66-4