Nicolas Kicker vs Damir DzumhurIndian Wells Masters Round of 64

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 64
#322ATP
1385ELO
1345Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
hard
#108ATP
1638ELO
1596Hard ELO
$528kYTD
$6.9MCAREER
34 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWWLLW
Kicker N.
4-6 6-2 6-1
Dzumhur D.
Kicker N.
4662
Dzumhur D.
6211

Nicolas Kicker defeated Damir Dzumhur 4-6 6-2 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Damir Dzumhur came in ranked #108, defending last year's round of 64. Nicolas Kicker extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayNicolas Kicker6-3 2-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Dzumhur D.

Dzumhur D.serving70% hold

wins 58% 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

Serve & return on hard

Kicker N.Dzumhur D.
Serve
2
Return
35

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
67%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
41%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Even
1.3
1.1
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
70
Break points saved·Dominant
56
87
Break points won·Clear edge
45
64
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
80
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
51
70

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
100
76

Kicker N.: 18 days rest · Dzumhur D.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 58 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
19°CClear
Wind 13 km/hHumidity 10%