Denis Istomin vs Nicolas Mahut — Paris Masters Qualifying Round 1

Paris Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2014
hard
FRA
Nicolas Mahut
44 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWWLLW
Istomin D.
7-6 6-4
Mahut N.
Istomin D.
7762
Mahut N.
644–

Denis Istomin defeated Nicolas Mahut 7-6 6-4 in the Paris Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Denis Istomin extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-10-27Paris MastersQ1hardDenis Istomin7-6(4) 6-4
2014-03-19Miami MastersR128hardDenis Istomin7-6(8) 7-6(2)

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mahut N.

Mahut N.serving88% hold

wins 68% 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.Mahut N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Mahut N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
51
Break points saved·Even
90
91
Break points won·Slight edge
5
15
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
74
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
55

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 — qualifying

Q2
De Schepper K.
Stakhovsky S.
6-747-647-5
Istomin D.
Muller G.
7-656-4
Young D.
Sijsling I.
7-56-3
Sock J.
Tomic B.
6-26-4
Pouille L.
Nieminen J.
6-27-5
Querrey S.
Delbonis F.
6-26-3
Q1
Sijsling I.
Gabashvili T.
6-47-64
De Schepper K.
Seppi A.
6-26-766-1
Delbonis F.
Lajovic D.
4-66-46-1
Pouille L.
Johnson S.
7-656-3
Sock J.
Ramos A.
3-66-37-66
Nieminen J.
Kuznetsov A.
6-46-4
Muller G.
Golubev A.
6-36-4
Istomin D.
Mahut N.
7-646-4
Young D.
Struff J.
7-616-4
Stakhovsky S.
Lorenzi P.
3-67-656-3
Tomic B.
Millot V.
6-36-4
Querrey S.
Michon A.
6-46-3