Nicolas Kicker vs Facundo Arguello — Guayaquil CH Round of 16

Guayaquil CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2015
clay
ARG4
Facundo Arguello
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kicker N.
6-4 6-3
Arguello F.
Kicker N.
662
Arguello F.
430

Nicolas Kicker defeated Facundo Arguello 6-4 6-3 in the Guayaquil CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Facundo Arguello came in defending last year's quarter-final, but Nicolas Kicker had been the form player, winning 6 of their last 10 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Arguello F.

Arguello F.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Kicker N.Arguello F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Arguello F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
6
Break points saved·Clear edge
56
34
Break points won·Clear edge
45
24
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
10
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
51
43

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Arguello F.
Freshness·
100
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Kicker N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Elias G.
Schwartzman D.[1]
6-06-4
Semi-finals
Schwartzman D.[1]
Trungelliti M.
4-66-36-2
Elias G.
Pella G.[3]
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Pella G.[3]
Monteiro T.
7-664-0
Trungelliti M.
Kicker N.
6-47-64
Schwartzman D.[1]
Andreozzi G.
6-737-57-5
Elias G.
Bagnis F.
6-26-2
R16
Andreozzi G.
Lapentti G.
6-36-2
Schwartzman D.[1]
Novak D.
7-663-67-5
Kicker N.
Arguello F.[4]
6-46-3
Trungelliti M.
Cachin P.
7-646-1
Monteiro T.
Carballes Baena R.[5]
6-12-66-3
Pella G.[3]
Linzer M.
6-36-0
Elias G.
Ghem A.
6-757-57-69
Bagnis F.
Dzumhur D.
6-46-3
R32
Kicker N.
Escobar G.
7-646-2
Cachin P.
Bellotti R.
6-14-64-0
Trungelliti M.
Dutra Silva R.[6]
7-53-0
Dzumhur D.
Bourgue M.
6-06-2
Schwartzman D.[1]
Ward J.
7-646-3
Novak D.
Saez J.
6-46-2
Lapentti G.
Endara I.
6-26-2
Andreozzi G.
Berlocq C.[8]
6-26-2
Arguello F.[4]
Hernandez J.
7-54-66-4
Carballes Baena R.[5]
Gomez E.
7-667-5
Monteiro T.
Michon A.
6-46-0
Linzer M.
Quiroz R.
6-36-737-612
Pella G.[3]
Clezar G.
6-13-66-3
Elias G.
Coppejans K.[7]
5-76-47-5
Ghem A.
Lindell C.
6-36-2
Bagnis F.
Olivo R.
7-647-5