Nikola Mektic vs Denis Istomin — Bucharest Round of 32

Bucharest · ATP · Round of 32
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Nikola Mektic
37 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2015
clay
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mektic N.
6-3 6-4
Istomin D.
Mektic N.
662
Istomin D.
340

Nikola Mektic defeated Denis Istomin 6-3 6-4 in the Bucharest round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Nikola Mektic closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mektic N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Mektic N.

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
Mektic N.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.4
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.7
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (103 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mektic N.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
9
29
Break points saved·Dominant
55
90
Break points won·Slight edge
11
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
44
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
30
18

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

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Garcia Lopez G.[5]
Vesely J.[7]
7-657-611
Semi-finals
Garcia Lopez G.[5]
Monfils G.[2]
6-726-46-2
Vesely J.[7]
Gimeno Traver D.
2-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Gimeno Traver D.
Simon G.[1]
6-756-46-2
Vesely J.[7]
Karlovic I.[3]
6-46-4
Garcia Lopez G.[5]
Rosol L.[4]
6-47-67
Monfils G.[2]
Bolelli S.[8]
6-37-64
R16
Simon G.[1]
Tipsarevic J.
7-56-4
Vesely J.[7]
Jaziri M.
6-36-1
Rosol L.[4]
Lajovic D.
4-66-46-3
Bolelli S.[8]
Haider Maurer A.
6-46-4
Karlovic I.[3]
Coric B.
3-66-36-4
Monfils G.[2]
Youzhny M.
6-16-2
Gimeno Traver D.
Mektic N.
7-56-2
Garcia Lopez G.[5]
Baghdatis M.
7-56-2
R32
Tipsarevic J.
Fabbiano T.
6-46-3
Mektic N.
Istomin D.
6-36-4
Gimeno Traver D.
Troicki V.[6]
5-76-36-1
Coric B.
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-747-62
Lajovic D.
Zopp J.
7-56-1
Bolelli S.[8]
Golubev A.
7-636-4
Youzhny M.
Copil M.
1-66-46-3
Jaziri M.
Mayer F.
4-66-47-5
Haider Maurer A.
Dodig I.
7-50-66-4
Vesely J.[7]
Schwartzman D.
6-37-69
Baghdatis M.
Darcis S.
6-46-2
Garcia Lopez G.[5]
Giustino L.
6-26-0