Miljan Zekic vs Pedro Sakamoto — Santiago CH Qualifying Round 1

Santiago CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
SRB
Miljan Zekic
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 March 2018
clay
Pedro Sakamoto
BRA
Pedro Sakamoto
#494ATP
1281ELO
1266Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWLL
Zekic M.
6-2 3-6 7-6
Sakamoto P.
Zekic M.
63772
Sakamoto P.
26631

Miljan Zekic defeated Pedro Sakamoto 6-2 3-6 7-6 in the Santiago CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Pedro Sakamoto came in defending last year's round of 32, but Miljan Zekic had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Miljan Zekic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zekic M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sakamoto P.

Sakamoto P.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zekic M.

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
Zekic M.Sakamoto P.
1st serve in·Even
61%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
60%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
56%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.5
2.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (157 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zekic M.Sakamoto P.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
22
13
Break points saved·Clear edge
36
48
Break points won·Clear edge
9
22
Deciding sets·Dominant
68
11
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
36
57

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zekic M.Sakamoto P.
Freshness·
—
94

Sakamoto P.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 13 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q3
Gomez Herrera C.
Londero J.
6-26-4
Moroni G.
Ficovich J.
7-57-67
Arguello F.
Casanova H.
6-26-2
Cachin P.
Souza J.
7-57-65
Q2
Ficovich J.
Monteiro J.
6-26-3
Gomez Herrera C.
Dellien H.
6-17-5
Casanova H.
Marti J.
5-74-0
Londero J.
Quiroz R.
6-26-4
Moroni G.
Zekic M.
6-737-676-3
Arguello F.
Hernandez J.
6-46-3
Cachin P.
Cid R.
7-627-65
Souza J.
Nunez V.
6-26-1
Q1
Hernandez J.
Villanueva G.
7-617-64
Arguello F.
Paz J.
7-656-1
Monteiro J.
Seyboth Wild T.
6-47-64
Cachin P.
Gimeno Traver D.
5-76-47-64
Londero J.
Galarza J.
6-26-4
Gomez Herrera C.
Lindell C.
6-34-66-2
Dellien H.
Agamenone F.
6-12-67-65
Zekic M.
Sakamoto P.
6-23-67-63
Moroni G.
Saez J.
6-45-77-5
Ficovich J.
Gaio F.
4-66-46-3
Casanova H.
Vernier M.
3-66-47-62
Marti J.
Lipovsek Puches T.
6-26-2
Cid R.
Gakhov I.
7-636-3
Souza J.
Cuevas M.
6-32-66-4