Thomas Fabbiano vs Nikola Mektic — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 1

Cincinnati Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
ITA
Thomas Fabbiano
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 14 August 2017
hard
CRO
Nikola Mektic
37 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWW
Fabbiano T.
7-5 6-4
Mektic N.
Fabbiano T.
762
Mektic N.
54–

Thomas Fabbiano defeated Nikola Mektic 7-5 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Thomas Fabbiano came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Thomas Fabbiano extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-08-14Cincinnati MastersQ1hardThomas Fabbiano7-5 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Fabbiano T.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Mektic N.

Mektic N.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Fabbiano T.

Serve advantage — Fabbiano T.

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
Fabbiano T.Mektic N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
56%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 8). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Fabbiano T.Mektic N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
28
9
Break points saved·Dominant
81
55
Break points won·Slight edge
16
11
Deciding sets·Clear edge
28
16
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
44
30

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Sousa J.
Pavic A.
6-46-2
Youzhny M.
Gulbis E.
4-66-16-4
Eubanks C.
Tipsarevic J.
6-36-4
Marterer M.
Ramanathan R.
7-667-62
Dolgopolov A.
Mcdonald M.
6-36-4
Smith J.
Harrison C.
2-66-36-3
Krueger M.
Fabbiano T.
6-06-4
Q1
Youzhny M.
Albot R.
4-66-46-0
Mcdonald M.
Istomin D.
6-46-2
Eubanks C.
Fratangelo B.
7-653-67-67
Tipsarevic J.
Mcnally J.
5-76-17-65
Smith J.
Pospisil V.
6-46-4
Krueger M.
Jaziri M.
2-66-46-2
Harrison C.
Benneteau J.
6-22-66-3
Dolgopolov A.
Opelka R.
6-44-67-62
Sousa J.
Smyczek T.
6-26-3
Fabbiano T.
Mektic N.
7-56-4
Pavic A.
Escobedo E.
7-56-2
Ramanathan R.
Lajovic D.
7-616-4
Gulbis E.
Rublev A.
6-26-4
Marterer M.
Gunneswaran P.
6-27-62