Taro Daniel vs Denis IstominMontpellier Round of 32

Montpellier · ATP · Round of 32
#194ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2016
hard
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Daniel T.
6-2 6-2
Istomin D.
Daniel T.
662
Istomin D.
220

Taro Daniel defeated Denis Istomin 6-2 6-2 in the Montpellier round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Taro Daniel claimed a first win over Denis Istomin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-09-29TokyoR32hardDenis Istomin7-6(2) 6-7(5) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Daniel T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
63%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.1
5.0
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
29
Break points saved·Even
93
90
Break points won·Dominant
37
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
69

Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 75 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
15°CPartly cloudy
Wind 15 km/hHumidity 64%