Yannick Mertens vs Dmitry Popko — Recanati CH Round of 32

Recanati CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
BEL
Yannick Mertens
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 3 July 2017
hard
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Mertens Y.
3-6 6-3 7-6
Popko D.
Mertens Y.
36772
Popko D.
63601

Yannick Mertens defeated Dmitry Popko 3-6 6-3 7-6 in the Recanati CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Yannick Mertens came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Mertens Y.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mertens Y.

Serve advantage — Popko D.

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
Mertens Y.Popko D.
1st serve in·Clear edge
66%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Mertens Y.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Even
0
3
Break points saved·Clear edge
30
54
Break points won·Clear edge
5
17
Deciding sets·Slight edge
2
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
38
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Mertens Y.Popko D.
Freshness·
—
86

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Galovic V.
Basic M.[5]
7-636-4
Semi-finals
Galovic V.
Caruso S.[7]
6-36-3
Basic M.[5]
Vanni L.[1]
6-737-647-62
Quarter-finals
Galovic V.
Halys Q.[2]
6-757-56-4
Caruso S.[7]
Arnaboldi A.
6-36-1
Basic M.[5]
Menendez Maceiras A.[3]
3-66-36-3
Vanni L.[1]
Moraing M.
7-636-3
R16
Galovic V.
Vavassori A.
6-16-3
Halys Q.[2]
Mertens Y.
6-16-4
Arnaboldi A.
De Schepper K.[4]
7-656-4
Caruso S.[7]
Ramanathan R.
6-756-37-5
Basic M.[5]
Hamou M.
6-46-2
Menendez Maceiras A.[3]
Bega A.
5-77-56-4
Moraing M.
Gerasimov E.[6]
3-67-637-67
Vanni L.[1]
Nielsen F.
6-22-66-2
R32
Halys Q.[2]
Celikbilek A.
6-17-62
Mertens Y.
Popko D.
3-66-37-60
Galovic V.
Eremin E.
6-776-36-2
Vavassori A.
Setkic A.[8]
6-37-61
De Schepper K.[4]
Eysseric J.
6-33-66-1
Arnaboldi A.
Ilhan M.
7-646-2
Ramanathan R.
Kudryavtsev A.
4-66-26-3
Caruso S.[7]
Michnev P.
7-656-2
Basic M.[5]
Ocleppo J.
3-66-36-1
Hamou M.
Krstin P.
6-26-737-66
Bega A.
Leshem E.
7-56-2
Menendez Maceiras A.[3]
Karlovskiy E.
6-27-64
Gerasimov E.[6]
Mager G.
7-636-4
Moraing M.
Petrovic D.
6-17-62
Nielsen F.
Velotti A.
4-67-636-3
Vanni L.[1]
Safwat M.
3-66-36-4