Denis Istomin vs Jan Lennard StruffChengdu Round of 32

Chengdu · ATP · Round of 32
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 25 September 2017
hard
#41ATP
1694ELO
1634Hard ELO
$492kYTD
$13MCAREER
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
Istomin D.
6-3 7-6
Struff J.
Istomin D.
6772
Struff J.
3630

Denis Istomin defeated Jan Lennard Struff 6-3 7-6 in the Chengdu round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jan Lennard Struff came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Denis Istomin claimed a first win over Jan Lennard Struff in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-15Rome MastersQ2clayJan Lennard Struff6-2 5-5 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Struff J.

Struff J.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Istomin D.Struff J.
Serve
36
Return
40

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.0
8.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
29
61
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
99
Break points won·Clear edge
5
21
Deciding sets·Clear edge
44
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
18
94

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
64

Struff J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 34 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast