Tomislav Brkic vs Adelchi VirgiliCortina CH Qualifying Round 2

Cortina CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
36 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2016
clay
36 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Brkic T.
6-4 7-6
Virgili A.
Brkic T.
6782
Virgili A.
4660

Tomislav Brkic defeated Adelchi Virgili 6-4 7-6 in the Cortina CH qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Adelchi Virgili came in defending last year's round of 16, but Tomislav Brkic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 6 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Brkic T.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Virgili A.

Virgili A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Brkic T.

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
59%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
45%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
38%
43%
Break points saved·Even
57%
57%
Aces / match·Even
3.7
3.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
4.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (121 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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