Takuto Niki vs Denys Molchanov — Maui CH Round of 32

Maui CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN
Takuto Niki
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 27 January 2015
hard
UKR6
Denys Molchanov
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLW
Niki T.
6-3 6-7 6-2
Molchanov D.
Niki T.
66262
Molchanov D.
37721

Takuto Niki defeated Denys Molchanov 6-3 6-7 6-2 in the Maui CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denys Molchanov came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Takuto Niki closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Niki T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Molchanov D.

Molchanov D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Niki T.

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
Niki T.Molchanov D.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
56%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 106). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Niki T.Molchanov D.
Clutch Rating·Even
14
11
Break points saved·Clear edge
41
28
Break points won·Clear edge
32
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
25
32
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
29
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Donaldson J.
Meister N.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Meister N.
Mcgee J.
7-656-2
Donaldson J.
Klahn B.[2]
7-57-64
Quarter-finals
Meister N.
Garanganga T.
6-36-736-2
Mcgee J.
Kozlov S.
7-666-2
Donaldson J.
Novikov D.
6-37-65
Klahn B.[2]
Ehrat S.
7-56-4
R16
Meister N.
Niki T.
7-606-1
Kozlov S.
Russell M.[3]
7-626-3
Mcgee J.
Odesnik W.[5]
6-46-4
Novikov D.
King D.
6-46-3
Klahn B.[2]
Nielsen F.
6-36-4
Donaldson J.
Buchanan C.[7]
6-16-3
Garanganga T.
Kudla D.[1]
3-66-46-4
Ehrat S.
Williams R.
1-66-26-4
R32
Klahn B.[2]
Fratangelo B.
7-54-1
Kozlov S.
Bangoura S.
6-46-2
Kudla D.[1]
Reid M.
7-56-3
Niki T.
Molchanov D.[6]
6-36-726-2
Buchanan C.[7]
Nguyen D.
4-67-646-3
Ehrat S.
Jenkins J.[8]
6-26-3
Donaldson J.
Uchiyama Y.
7-57-66
Russell M.[3]
Krueger M.
2-66-16-3
Mcgee J.
Lenz M.
6-36-3
Odesnik W.[5]
Cunha H.
6-26-3
Williams R.
Berland T.
6-16-3
Nielsen F.
Jung J.
2-66-46-1
Garanganga T.
Wang C.
3-66-36-2
Meister N.
Sweeting R.
6-36-0
King D.
Kutrovsky D.
5-77-666-1
Novikov D.
Harrison R.[4]
6-43-66-3