Steven Diez vs Nikola MilojevicSamarkand CH Round of 32

Samarkand CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#1565ATP
35 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 May 2016
clay
31 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Diez S.
3-6 7-5 6-1
Milojevic N.
Diez S.
3762
Milojevic N.
6511

Steven Diez defeated Nikola Milojevic 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the Samarkand CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Nikola Milojevic came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Steven Diez claimed a first win over Nikola Milojevic in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-04-05MarbellaQ2clayNikola Milojevic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Diez S.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Milojevic N.

Milojevic N.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Diez S.

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
1st serve in·Even
63%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
40%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.3
4.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
4
10
Break points saved·Clear edge
48
30
Break points won·Even
31
27
Deciding sets·Slight edge
3
11
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
69

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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