Denis Istomin vs Blaz Rola — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 16 August 2015
hard
SLO
Blaz Rola
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWW
Istomin D.
1-6 7-6 6-4
Rola B.
Istomin D.
17962
Rola B.
66741

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

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-08-16Cincinnati MastersQ1hardDenis Istomin1-6 7-6(7) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Rola B.

Rola B.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

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
Istomin D.Rola B.
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
5.9
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Rola B.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
17
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
81
Break points won·Even
5
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
6
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
51

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Dolgopolov A.
Giraldo S.
6-33-66-4
Kokkinakis T.
Ilhan M.
6-42-66-4
Lu Y.
Youzhny M.
2-66-26-4
Pospisil V.
Chung H.
6-746-06-3
Mahut N.
Johnson S.
6-26-4
Kudla D.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Zverev A.
Istomin D.
6-23-66-3
Q1
Youzhny M.
Kukushkin M.
0-66-47-5
Istomin D.
Rola B.
1-67-676-4
Zverev A.
Becker B.
6-46-2
Dolgopolov A.
Ward J.
6-46-4
Giraldo S.
Smyczek T.
6-46-4
Kokkinakis T.
Harrison R.
7-53-67-62
Ilhan M.
Basilashvili N.
4-66-47-62
Lu Y.
Kozlov S.
6-46-3
Paire B.
Cecchinato M.
6-16-1
Chung H.
Dodig I.
3-66-46-1
Pospisil V.
Ito T.
6-36-2
Mahut N.
Tiafoe F.
6-36-2
Johnson S.
Duckworth J.
7-56-4
Kudla D.
Paul T.
6-20-66-0