Nicolas Kicker vs Gonzalo Escobar — Guayaquil CH Round of 32

Guayaquil CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 November 2015
clay
ECU
Gonzalo Escobar
37 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLWLL
Kicker N.
7-6 6-2
Escobar G.
Kicker N.
7762
Escobar G.
6420

Nicolas Kicker defeated Gonzalo Escobar 7-6 6-2 in the Guayaquil CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gonzalo Escobar came in defending last year's round of 32, but Nicolas Kicker had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Escobar G.

Escobar G.serving68% hold

wins 57% 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.Escobar G.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Even
58%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 187). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Escobar G.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
7
Break points saved·Slight edge
56
45
Break points won·Clear edge
45
27
Deciding sets·Clear edge
30
6
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
31

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Escobar G.
Freshness·
100
—

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