Zhe Li vs Cem Ilkel — Bangkok CH Round of 32

Bangkok CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
CHN
Zhe Li
#1964ATP
39 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
Cem Ilkel
TUR
Cem Ilkel
#1462ATP
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
Li Z.
6-3 6-3
Ilkel C.
Li Z.
662
Ilkel C.
330

Zhe Li defeated Cem Ilkel 6-3 6-3 in the Bangkok CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Cem Ilkel came in ranked #1462, defending last year's round of 32, but Zhe Li had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Li Z.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Ilkel C.

Ilkel C.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Li Z.

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
Li Z.Ilkel C.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (181 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Li Z.Ilkel C.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
32
Break points saved·Slight edge
58
49
Break points won·Clear edge
18
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
70
Tiebreaks·Dominant
31
66

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
Tipsarevic J.[1]
Li Z.
6-26-3
Semi-finals
Li Z.
Garin C.[2]
2-67-666-3
Tipsarevic J.[1]
Altmaier D.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Garin C.[2]
Zopp J.
6-37-64
Altmaier D.
Sekiguchi S.
6-46-1
Tipsarevic J.[1]
Michon A.[7]
6-26-2
Li Z.
Maden Y.
4-67-686-3
R16
Zopp J.
Balaji N.
6-26-2
Maden Y.
Langer N.
7-656-4
Li Z.
Bega A.
6-26-2
Sekiguchi S.
Mertens Y.[6]
6-33-66-1
Altmaier D.
Gigounon G.
6-36-4
Michon A.[7]
Krawietz K.
3-67-666-3
Tipsarevic J.[1]
Doumbia S.
6-36-1
Garin C.[2]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-776-36-2
R32
Garin C.[2]
Nguyen D.
7-56-1
Ferreira Silva F.
Mektic N.
6-43-66-2
Zopp J.
Tanasugarn C.
6-06-0
Balaji N.
Safranek V.[8]
6-46-0
Langer N.
Kolar Z.[4]
6-05-76-3
Li Z.
Ilkel C.
6-36-3
Bega A.
Barrere G.[5]
3-66-36-1
Mertens Y.[6]
Kawin P.
6-26-3
Sekiguchi S.
Burapharitta P.
6-16-4
Gigounon G.
Karatsev A.[3]
4-66-16-3
Krawietz K.
Olivetti A.
6-37-5
Doumbia S.
Wang J.
6-37-68
Maden Y.
Kwon S.
6-16-1
Tipsarevic J.[1]
Gerasimov E.
2-66-36-3
Altmaier D.
Lee K.
6-26-2