Marc Sieber vs Juan Pablo Ficovich — Liberec CH Qualifying Round 1

Liberec CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
GER
Marc Sieber
38 yrs · 178 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 July 2018
clay
Juan Pablo Ficovich
ARG1
Juan Pablo Ficovich
#224ATP
1415ELO
1383Clay ELO
$100kYTD
$984kCAREER
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Sieber M.
6-3 3-6 6-3
Ficovich J.
Sieber M.
6362
Ficovich J.
3631

Marc Sieber defeated Juan Pablo Ficovich 6-3 3-6 6-3 in the Liberec CH qualifying round 1 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Juan Pablo Ficovich came in defending last year's round of 16, but Marc Sieber had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 4 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Marc Sieber closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Sieber M.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Ficovich J.

Ficovich J.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Sieber 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
Sieber M.Ficovich J.
1st serve in·Even
63%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
38%
Break points saved·Even
59%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.1
4.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Freshness

Recent load
Sieber M.Ficovich J.
Freshness·
—
86

Ficovich J.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 33 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Q3
Piros Z.[7]
Muller A.[2]
6-26-3
Poljak D.
Kirkin E.
6-21-66-2
Kotov P.[3]
Denolly C.
6-43-66-2
Razborsek N.
Moeller M.
6-47-66
Q2
Kotov P.[3]
Van Rijthoven T.
6-46-736-1
Muller A.[2]
Martineau M.
7-656-3
Moeller M.
Sieber M.
6-27-5
Denolly C.
Ejupovic E.[5]
5-76-36-4
Kirkin E.
Salman O.
6-34-66-2
Poljak D.
Von Massow G.
7-657-62
Piros Z.[7]
Nejedly P.
6-42-66-2
Razborsek N.
Bugaj M.
6-26-0
Q1
Piros Z.[7]
Paz J.
7-656-4
Poljak D.
Ornago F.
6-46-2
Muller A.[2]
Pena Lopez M.
7-616-3
Kotov P.[3]
Nagy P.
6-06-4
Nejedly P.
Stanek R.
6-42-66-4
Denolly C.
Kopriva V.
3-67-56-4
Razborsek N.
Echargui M.[8]
7-54-0
Von Massow G.
Haider Maurer A.[6]
3-66-36-2
Kirkin E.
Turchetti N.
5-77-56-3
Salman O.
Okala J.[4]
7-657-63
Ejupovic E.[5]
Polasek F.
6-36-2
Martineau M.
Gengel M.
6-46-1
Moeller M.
Delic M.
6-36-1
Sieber M.
Ficovich J.[1]
6-33-66-3