Nicolas Kicker vs Taylor Fritz — Madrid Masters Qualifying Round 2

Madrid Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 May 2018
clay
Taylor Fritz
USA
Taylor Fritz
#10ATP
1909ELO
1761Clay ELO
$1.6MYTD
$31MCAREER
28 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWWW
Kicker N.
6-2 3-6 6-3
Fritz T.
Kicker N.
6362
Fritz T.
2631

Nicolas Kicker defeated Taylor Fritz 6-2 3-6 6-3 in the Madrid Masters qualifying round 2 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Taylor Fritz came in ranked #10. Nicolas Kicker extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Kicker closed it out in three sets, 6–2 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-07Madrid MastersQ2clayNicolas Kicker6-2 3-6 6-3
2016-03-21Miami MastersQ1hardTaylor Fritz6-4 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Fritz T.

Fritz T.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Serve advantage — Fritz T.

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.Fritz T.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
64%
79%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
70%
Return points won·Slight edge
41%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
69%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.3
11.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Fritz T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
87
Break points saved·Dominant
56
100
Break points won·Clear edge
45
60
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
98
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
99

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Fritz T.
Freshness·Dominant
100
72

Kicker N.: 17 days rest · Fritz T.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Donskoy E.
Herbert P.
3-66-37-66
Copil M.
Munar J.
7-656-726-4
Basilashvili N.
Basic M.
6-46-786-3
Kukushkin M.
Troicki V.
7-656-1
Lajovic D.
Mayer F.
6-36-3
Delbonis F.
Youzhny M.
6-36-1
Kicker N.
Fritz T.
6-23-66-3
Q1
Mayer F.
Granollers M.
7-617-68
Kicker N.
Zopp J.
6-47-64
Troicki V.
Cachin P.
4-66-37-5
Kukushkin M.
Mahut N.
6-36-4
Lajovic D.
Gimeno Traver D.
6-26-4
Herbert P.
Ramanathan R.
6-46-3
Fritz T.
Davidovich Fokina A.
3-66-46-4
Donskoy E.
Travaglia S.
7-646-2
Basilashvili N.
Fratangelo B.
4-63-2
Basic M.
Alvarez Varona N.
3-67-626-2
Delbonis F.
Semmler M.
6-46-1
Youzhny M.
Berrettini M.
4-66-36-2
Copil M.
Ivashka I.
6-43-66-3
Munar J.
Istomin D.
7-656-0