Tatsuma Ito vs Denys Molchanov — Dallas CH Round of 32

Dallas CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
JPN6
Tatsuma Ito
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 February 2016
hard
UKR
Denys Molchanov
39 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Ito T.
6-2 6-7 7-6
Molchanov D.
Ito T.
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Molchanov D.
277661

Tatsuma Ito defeated Denys Molchanov 6-2 6-7 7-6 in the Dallas CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Denys Molchanov came in defending last year's round of 32, but Tatsuma Ito had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Tatsuma Ito closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ito T.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Molchanov D.

Molchanov D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Ito T.

Even serve battle

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
Ito T.Molchanov D.
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.8
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 76). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ito T.Molchanov D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
24
11
Break points saved·Dominant
61
28
Break points won·Slight edge
9
16
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
32
Tiebreaks·Even
48
51

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
Final
Edmund K.[2]
Evans D.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Edmund K.[2]
Smyczek T.[4]
7-56-3
Evans D.
Ito T.[6]
6-24-66-1
Quarter-finals
Ito T.[6]
Tiafoe F.
3-67-56-4
Edmund K.[2]
Zemlja G.
7-56-1
Smyczek T.[4]
Matosevic M.
7-644-66-3
Evans D.
Becker B.[3]
6-16-4
R16
Edmund K.[2]
Mcgee J.
6-36-4
Zemlja G.
Smith J.[7]
4-66-36-4
Smyczek T.[4]
Harrison R.
6-05-76-4
Matosevic M.
Trungelliti M.
6-46-3
Evans D.
Fratangelo B.[8]
6-26-3
Becker B.[3]
Escobedo E.
6-46-2
Ito T.[6]
Laaksonen H.
6-27-65
Tiafoe F.
Vaks M.
6-46-4
R32
Zemlja G.
Jung J.
6-44-67-65
Fratangelo B.[8]
Donaldson J.
6-36-4
Escobedo E.
Thompson C.
6-37-66
Ito T.[6]
Molchanov D.
6-26-757-66
Laaksonen H.
Michalicka M.
7-56-1
Vaks M.
Smith C.
6-46-2
Smyczek T.[4]
Krueger M.
6-46-3
Evans D.
Rublev A.
5-76-46-3
Becker B.[3]
Andersen J.
6-46-3
Edmund K.[2]
Bangoura S.
7-646-2
Mcgee J.
Novikov D.
5-76-16-4
Smith J.[7]
Quigley E.
7-666-3
Harrison R.
Kuznetsov A.
2-67-57-5
Trungelliti M.
Barrientos N.
6-37-66
Matosevic M.
Albot R.[5]
6-44-66-4
Tiafoe F.
Groth S.[1]
6-36-3