Santiago Giraldo vs Zdenek KolarPrague CH Semi-final

Prague CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
38 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 July 2016
clay
#153ATP
1506ELO
1485Clay ELO
$121kYTD
$1.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWWLLL
Giraldo S.
6-4 6-4
Kolar Z.
Giraldo S.
662
Kolar Z.
440

Santiago Giraldo defeated Zdenek Kolar 6-4 6-4 in the Prague CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Zdenek Kolar came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Santiago Giraldo 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
Giraldo S.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kolar Z.

Kolar Z.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Giraldo 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
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.8
2.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
28
26
Break points saved·Dominant
82
53
Break points won·Slight edge
19
28
Deciding sets·Dominant
33
58
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
26
8

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
90

Kolar Z.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast