Nicolas Kicker vs Federico Coria — Buenos Aires CH Quarter-final

Buenos Aires CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Nicolas Kicker
ARG3
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 October 2017
clay
Federico Coria
ARG
Federico Coria
#783ATP
1537ELO
1515Clay ELO
34 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWWL
Kicker N.
5-7 6-3 6-4
Coria F.
Kicker N.
5662
Coria F.
7341

Nicolas Kicker defeated Federico Coria 5-7 6-3 6-4 in the Buenos Aires CH quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Federico Coria came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Nicolas Kicker had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay. Nicolas Kicker claimed a first win over Federico Coria in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-21LyonR32clayFederico Coria4-6 6-1 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Coria F.

Coria F.serving59% hold

wins 53% 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.Coria F.
1st serve in·Even
67%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
41%
43%
Break points saved·Even
58%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.9
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Coria F.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
67
Break points saved·Clear edge
56
71
Break points won·Dominant
45
72
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
76

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Coria F.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
80

Kicker N.: 18 days rest · Coria F.: 2 days rest · 3 matches, 53 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Kicker N.[3]
Zeballos H.[1]
6-756-07-5
Semi-finals
Zeballos H.[1]
Melzer G.[4]
6-37-65
Kicker N.[3]
Elias G.[7]
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Elias G.[7]
Delbonis F.[2]
7-56-1
Kicker N.[3]
Coria F.
5-76-36-4
Zeballos H.[1]
Olivo R.[5]
6-26-1
Melzer G.[4]
Domingues J.
6-36-1
R16
Delbonis F.[2]
Janvier M.
7-57-5
Elias G.[7]
Arguello F.
6-36-2
Kicker N.[3]
Munar J.
6-16-3
Coria F.
Ficovich J.
6-46-0
Domingues J.
Collarini A.
4-66-26-4
Melzer G.[4]
Rola B.
6-46-3
Olivo R.[5]
Linzer M.
6-26-2
Zeballos H.[1]
Gonzalez M.
6-27-61
R32
Delbonis F.[2]
Londero J.
6-26-2
Janvier M.
Oliveira G.
6-37-5
Kicker N.[3]
Vilella Martinez M.
6-17-5
Ficovich J.
Lindell C.
6-46-2
Coria F.
Kovalik J.
2-66-36-4
Rola B.
Cuevas M.
6-06-4
Melzer G.[4]
Sorgi J.
7-56-4
Linzer M.
Clezar G.
6-36-726-3
Gonzalez M.
Souza J.
6-36-1
Collarini A.
Baez S.
6-46-2
Zeballos H.[1]
Paz J.
6-46-1
Munar J.
Casanova H.
7-647-61
Olivo R.[5]
Martin A.
7-56-1
Domingues J.
Bagnis F.[6]
7-616-3
Arguello F.
Mena F.
6-26-4
Elias G.[7]
Giner M.
6-37-64