Ulises Blanch vs Gianluca Di Nicola — Perugia CH Qualifying Round 1

Perugia CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
USA
Ulises Blanch
#1661ATP
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 July 2018
clay
ITA
Gianluca Di Nicola
30 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
Blanch U.
6-4 7-5
Di Nicola G.
Blanch U.
672
Di Nicola G.
450

Ulises Blanch defeated Gianluca Di Nicola 6-4 7-5 in the Perugia CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Gianluca Di Nicola came in defending last year's round of 32, but Ulises Blanch had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blanch U.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Di Nicola G.

Di Nicola G.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Blanch U.

Serve advantage — Blanch U.

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
Blanch U.Di Nicola G.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
74%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
55%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
63%
51%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.6
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q3
Toledo Bague P.
Blanch U.
5-76-40-0
Pavic A.[3]
Petrone A.
2-67-636-4
Escobar G.[8]
Balzerani R.
6-36-4
Rodriguez C.
Velotti A.
6-36-727-66
Q2
Blanch U.
Pellegrino A.[6]
6-726-37-62
Toledo Bague P.
Avidzba A.
6-26-3
Petrone A.
Roca Batalla O.[5]
6-766-16-4
Balzerani R.
Nedovyesov A.[2]
4-66-46-4
Velotti A.
Cacic N.
6-16-3
Rodriguez C.
Marcora R.[7]
6-46-4
Pavic A.[3]
Delic M.
6-26-4
Escobar G.[8]
Ornago F.
7-636-2
Q1
Pellegrino A.[6]
Lamasine T.
3-66-17-63
Toledo Bague P.
Gonzalez A.[4]
6-25-76-3
Roca Batalla O.[5]
Fonio G.
6-26-3
Delic M.
Varillas J.
4-66-37-5
Pavic A.[3]
Bortolotti M.
6-36-3
Escobar G.[8]
Slobodchikov R.
6-43-66-2
Balzerani R.
Echargui M.
3-66-36-3
Nedovyesov A.[2]
Bonadio R.
6-21-66-2
Marcora R.[7]
Doumbia S.
4-66-47-68
Rodriguez C.
Cappellacci M.
6-16-1
Velotti A.
Gaio F.[1]
3-67-656-1
Ornago F.
Rondoni P.
7-57-64
Blanch U.
Di Nicola G.
6-47-5
Avidzba A.
Baldoni S.
6-17-66