Nicolas Kicker vs Marco Cecchinato — Rio de Janeiro Round of 32

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Round of 32
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#327ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
clay
Marco Cecchinato
ITA
Marco Cecchinato
#195ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWLLWW
Kicker N.
7-5 6-0
Cecchinato M.
Kicker N.
762
Cecchinato M.
500

Nicolas Kicker defeated Marco Cecchinato 7-5 6-0 in the Rio de Janeiro round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Marco Cecchinato came in ranked #195, leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Nicolas Kicker claimed a first win over Marco Cecchinato in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-02-05CordobaQ1clayMarco Cecchinato6-1 6-4
2017-02-27Sao PauloQ2clayMarco Cecchinato6-1 5-7 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

Cecchinato M.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

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
Kicker N.Cecchinato M.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Cecchinato M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
42
Break points saved·Dominant
56
89
Break points won·Dominant
45
20
Deciding sets·Slight edge
30
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
79

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Cecchinato M.
Freshness·Dominant
100
69

Kicker N.: 16 days rest · Cecchinato M.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 58 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
31°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 59%
Final
Thiem D.[2]
Carreno Busta P.[4]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Thiem D.[2]
Ramos A.[5]
6-16-4
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Ruud C.
2-67-56-0
Quarter-finals
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Dolgopolov A.
7-646-721-0
Thiem D.[2]
Schwartzman D.
6-26-3
Ramos A.[5]
Kicker N.
6-26-3
Ruud C.
Monteiro T.
6-27-62
R16
Thiem D.[2]
Lajovic D.
6-27-5
Schwartzman D.
Delbonis F.
6-47-61
Kicker N.
De Greef A.
6-36-3
Ramos A.[5]
Fognini F.
6-26-3
Dolgopolov A.
Zeballos H.
7-644-66-4
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Estrella V.
6-24-66-2
Monteiro T.
Bellucci T.
7-683-66-3
Ruud C.
Carballes Baena R.
6-746-47-63
R32
Thiem D.[2]
Tipsarevic J.
6-47-5
Lajovic D.
Bagnis F.
6-46-4
Schwartzman D.
Olivo R.
6-23-66-4
Delbonis F.
Lorenzi P.[7]
4-66-16-4
De Greef A.
Cuevas P.[3]
6-33-67-5
Kicker N.
Cecchinato M.
7-56-0
Fognini F.
Robredo T.
6-26-4
Ramos A.[5]
Robert S.
6-26-0
Dolgopolov A.
Ferrer D.[6]
6-46-4
Zeballos H.
Berlocq C.
6-26-3
Estrella V.
Pella G.
6-27-5
Carreno Busta P.[4]
Souza J.
6-36-2
Carballes Baena R.
Sousa J.[8]
6-36-1
Ruud C.
Dutra Silva R.
6-36-4
Monteiro T.
Elias G.
2-67-646-4
Bellucci T.
Nishikori K.[1]
6-46-3