Denis Istomin vs Benjamin Becker — St. Petersburg Round of 16
Denis Istomin defeated Benjamin Becker 2-6 7-6 6-4 in the St. Petersburg round of 16 on carpet. The result followed the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 5–1. Denis Istomin extended the head-to-head to 6–1.
Key context
- Match story: Denis Istomin dropped the opening set before beating Benjamin Becker 2–6 7–6 6–4.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedIstomin D. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
3 shared · last 12 monthsIstomin D. and Becker B. faced 3 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Istomin D. went 0–3 (0%) against them, Becker B. 0–3 (0%). Results against comparable opponents are close (0 : 0 better-results split).
0–30%Istomin D. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents0–30%Becker B. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–7Sets0–6
39–52Games11–36
0–2Deciding sets0–0
Only 3 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.
vs Zverev A.#2L2-6 6-3 3-6Cincinnati Masters · hardL4-6 2-6Cincinnati Masters · hard
vs Bautista-Agut R.#236L4-6 3-6Indian Wells Masters · hardL0-6 2-6Monte Carlo Masters · clay
vs Seppi A.L7-5 3-6 6-2 1-6 4-6Australian Open · hardL1-6 2-6Stuttgart · grass
Head-to-head
7 meetings · Istomin D. leads 6–161
Carpet: Istomin D. leads 1–0 · Hard: Istomin D. leads 4–1 · Clay: Istomin D. leads 1–0
- Istomin D.September 2015St. PetersburgThis matchCarpet2-6 7-6 6-4
- Istomin D.August 2015US OpenHard6-7 6-4 6-4 6-1
- Istomin D.February 2013Delray BeachHard6-7 6-4 7-5
- Istomin D.February 2013San JoseHard6-3 6-7 6-2
- Becker B.November 2010Paris MastersHard6-4 6-4
Closing odds
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Player context
Before the matchIstomin D.Becker B.1 682ELO1 7343–7Last 103–729Age34185 cmHeight178 cmRightPlaysRight