Alex Bolt vs Takuto Niki — Kyoto CH Qualifying Round 2

Kyoto CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Alex Bolt
AUS
Alex Bolt
#166ATP
1588ELO
1541Hard ELO
$125kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
33 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
JPN7
Takuto Niki
38 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Bolt A.
6-4 6-7 6-2
Niki T.
Bolt A.
66062
Niki T.
47721

Alex Bolt defeated Takuto Niki 6-4 6-7 6-2 in the Kyoto CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Takuto Niki came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Alex Bolt closed it out in three sets, 6–4 6–7 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Bolt A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Niki T.

Niki T.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Bolt A.

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
Bolt A.Niki T.
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
63%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
4.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 37). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Bolt A.Niki T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
44
14
Break points saved·Dominant
93
41
Break points won·Dominant
7
32
Deciding sets·Clear edge
46
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
29

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
Q3
Wang J.
Fukuda S.
6-16-2
Kwon S.[3]
Bolt A.
7-56-4
Karlovskiy E.
Sekiguchi S.[2]
7-56-0
Harris L.[1]
Gunneswaran P.[5]
6-37-67
Q2
Wang J.
Onozawa A.
6-36-4
Fukuda S.
Kobelt P.
1-67-686-4
Bolt A.
Niki T.[7]
6-46-706-2
Kwon S.[3]
Roelofse R.
6-36-2
Karlovskiy E.
Mclachlan B.
6-26-4
Gunneswaran P.[5]
Watanuki Y.
6-26-4
Harris L.[1]
Kikuchi G.
6-36-4
Q1
Onozawa A.
Takahashi Y.[8]
6-36-776-3
Wang J.
Mochizuki Y.
6-13-66-2
Kobelt P.
Takeuchi K.
7-57-65
Fukuda S.
Quiroz R.[4]
7-637-68
Niki T.[7]
Chung Y.
6-27-64
Bolt A.
Ito Y.
6-26-0
Roelofse R.
Shirafuji N.
6-36-4
Kwon S.[3]
Noguchi M.
6-26-3
Mclachlan B.
Purcell M.[6]
7-636-4
Sekiguchi S.[2]
Fujii S.
6-17-5
Gunneswaran P.[5]
Gonzales R.
7-56-4
Watanuki Y.
Tokuda R.
6-44-66-1
Harris L.[1]
Hsieh C.
6-46-4