Rajeev Ram vs Nikola Mektic — Ortisei CH Round of 32

Ortisei CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
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Rajeev Ram
42 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 November 2015
hard
CRO
Nikola Mektic
37 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Ram R.
6-4 6-4
Mektic N.
Ram R.
662
Mektic N.
440

Rajeev Ram defeated Nikola Mektic 6-4 6-4 in the Ortisei CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nikola Mektic came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Rajeev Ram edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ram R.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Mektic N.

Mektic N.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Ram R.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Ram R.Mektic N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
63%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.3
5.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (99 vs 103). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ram R.Mektic N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
31
9
Break points saved·Dominant
85
55
Break points won·Even
9
11
Deciding sets·Even
16
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
85
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Berankis R.[1]
Ram R.[3]
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Berankis R.[1]
Djere L.
6-36-2
Ram R.[3]
Donskoy E.[2]
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Donskoy E.[2]
Fucsovics M.
6-43-65-1
Djere L.
Setkic A.
7-686-747-62
Berankis R.[1]
Basic M.[7]
6-36-4
Ram R.[3]
Vanni L.[6]
7-56-3
R16
Berankis R.[1]
Ramanathan R.
7-56-2
Basic M.[7]
Caruso S.
6-16-2
Setkic A.
Giannessi A.
6-36-1
Djere L.
Berrer M.[5]
7-52-66-0
Vanni L.[6]
Crepaldi E.
7-646-3
Ram R.[3]
Sonego L.
6-727-686-4
Fucsovics M.
Arnaboldi A.[8]
6-46-4
Donskoy E.[2]
Neuchrist M.
6-47-65
R32
Berrer M.[5]
Krawietz K.
7-647-67
Arnaboldi A.[8]
Giustino L.
6-16-2
Berankis R.[1]
Marterer M.
7-646-746-3
Ramanathan R.
Galovic V.
7-667-5
Basic M.[7]
Jankovits Y.
6-42-67-5
Setkic A.
Brown D.[4]
6-36-736-3
Giannessi A.
Grigelis L.
6-46-737-60
Vanni L.[6]
Hernych J.
7-636-3
Crepaldi E.
Marcora R.
6-746-47-5
Sonego L.
Eremin E.
6-46-1
Ram R.[3]
Mektic N.
6-46-4
Fucsovics M.
Desein N.
6-34-67-66
Neuchrist M.
Tursunov D.
7-55-76-2
Caruso S.
Molchanov D.
6-46-2
Djere L.
Berrettini M.
6-46-3
Donskoy E.[2]
Gaio F.
6-23-66-3