Steven Diez vs Dmitry Popko — Moscow CH Quarter-final

Moscow CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
CAN
Steven Diez
#1565ATP
35 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 June 2016
clay
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Diez S.
7-6 6-3
Popko D.
Diez S.
71062
Popko D.
6830

Steven Diez defeated Dmitry Popko 7-6 6-3 in the Moscow CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Steven Diez closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Diez S.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.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
Diez S.Popko D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
56%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Diez S.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Even
4
3
Break points saved·Slight edge
48
54
Break points won·Clear edge
31
17
Deciding sets·Slight edge
3
9
Tiebreaks·Even
8
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Diez S.Popko D.
Freshness·
—
86

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Kukushkin M.[1]
Diez S.
6-36-3
Semi-finals
Diez S.
Khachanov K.[2]
6-16-4
Kukushkin M.[1]
Gomez E.
6-23-0
Quarter-finals
Gomez E.
Bublik A.
7-657-65
Khachanov K.[2]
Jankovic M.
6-36-3
Diez S.
Popko D.
7-686-3
Kukushkin M.[1]
Nedovyesov A.[7]
6-12-1
R16
Diez S.
Rublev A.[8]
7-666-3
Gomez E.
Arguello F.[5]
6-36-4
Nedovyesov A.[7]
Riba P.
7-646-4
Kukushkin M.[1]
Milojevic N.
4-66-36-4
Khachanov K.[2]
Perez Sanz D.
6-16-0
Popko D.
Shapovalov D.
6-36-1
Jankovic M.
Ghem A.[6]
7-6126-4
Bublik A.
Albot R.[3]
3-66-46-4
R32
Ghem A.[6]
Trinker B.
6-06-2
Shapovalov D.
Sidorenko A.
3-66-47-5
Rublev A.[8]
Kavcic B.
6-26-3
Albot R.[3]
Lindell C.
6-16-2
Nedovyesov A.[7]
Ramirez Hidalgo R.
6-36-3
Riba P.
Karatsev A.
6-16-3
Milojevic N.
Molchanov D.
4-66-26-3
Bublik A.
Dustov F.
6-00-0
Arguello F.[5]
Zhurbin A.
6-47-5
Khachanov K.[2]
Ramanathan R.
6-46-4
Popko D.
Kudryavtsev A.[4]
6-06-4
Gomez E.
Metreveli A.
6-36-2
Kukushkin M.[1]
Lipovsek Puches T.
6-36-4
Diez S.
Ilhan M.
6-36-3
Jankovic M.
Slobodchikov R.
6-07-62
Perez Sanz D.
Ivashka I.
6-46-4