Lucas Pouille vs Karen KhachanovDubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
32 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLLLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2018
hard
#26ATP
1828ELO
1783Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
Pouille L.
6-4 3-6 6-3
Khachanov K.
Pouille L.
6362
Khachanov K.
4631

Lucas Pouille defeated Karen Khachanov 6-4 3-6 6-3 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Karen Khachanov came in leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 32. Lucas Pouille narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Lucas Pouille closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-05-02Madrid MastersR64clayLucas Pouille6-3 6-4
2021-06-21MallorcaR32grassKaren Khachanov7-6(7) 3-6 6-4
2019-08-12Cincinnati MastersR16hardLucas Pouille6-7(3) 6-4 6-2
2018-05-28Roland GarrosR32clayKaren Khachanov6-3 7-5 6-3
2018-02-19MarseilleFhardKaren Khachanov7-5 3-6 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Pouille L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Khachanov K.

Khachanov K.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Pouille L.

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

Pouille L.Khachanov K.
Serve
61
Return
39

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
56%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.2
7.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
74
86
Break points saved·Even
98
99
Break points won·Dominant
29
81
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
82
Tiebreaks·Even
94
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
86

Khachanov K.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 8 km/hHumidity 64%