Albert Ramos vs Nicolas Kicker — Rio de Janeiro Quarter-final

Rio de Janeiro · ATP · Quarter-final
ESP5
Albert Ramos
1558ELO
1526Clay ELO
38 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#327ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Ramos A.
6-2 6-3
Kicker N.
Ramos A.
662
Kicker N.
230

Albert Ramos defeated Nicolas Kicker 6-2 6-3 in the Rio de Janeiro quarter-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Albert Ramos came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ramos A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Ramos A.

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
Ramos A.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Even
65%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Even
61%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.3
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Ramos A.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
30
Break points saved·Dominant
95
56
Break points won·Even
49
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
80
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
22
51

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

Freshness

Recent load
Ramos A.Kicker N.
Freshness·
—
100

Kicker N.: 16 days rest. 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