Karen Khachanov vs Pablo CuevasAuckland Round of 16

Auckland · ATP · Round of 16
#26ATP
1828ELO
1783Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018
hard
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Khachanov K.
6-2 7-6
Cuevas P.
Khachanov K.
6772
Cuevas P.
2640

Karen Khachanov defeated Pablo Cuevas 6-2 7-6 in the Auckland round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Karen Khachanov came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 32. Karen Khachanov extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-30BeijingR32hardKaren Khachanov6-2 7-6(7)
2017-10-30Paris MastersR64hardPablo Cuevas6-4 6-2
2017-04-24BarcelonaR32clayKaren Khachanov7-6(5) 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Khachanov K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Cuevas P.

Cuevas P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Khachanov K.

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

Khachanov K.Cuevas P.
61
Serve
39
Return

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
7.5
4.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.8

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
86
58
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
93
Break points won·Dominant
81
32
Deciding sets·Even
83
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
44

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
83

Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
22°CPartly cloudy
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 62%