Nikola Cacic vs Ljubomir Celebic — Portoroz CH Qualifying Round 1
Portoroz CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 August 2018
hard
Cacic N.7-5 6-1
Celebic L.
Cacic N.
762
Celebic L.
510
Nikola Cacic defeated Ljubomir Celebic 7-5 6-1 in the Portoroz CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ljubomir Celebic came in defending last year's round of 32, but Nikola Cacic had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Nikola Cacic came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonEven serve battle
Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. Small sample — read as indicative. About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
53%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
70%
50%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
51%
Return points won·Even
34%
30%
Break points saved·Clear edge
67%
55%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.0
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (35 vs 1). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q3
Karatsev A.[4]
Couacaud E.
4-66-36-4
Nielsen F.
Olivetti A.
6-27-65
Celikbilek A.[7]
Poljak D.
6-33-66-3
Eriksson M.[5]
Heyman C.[1]
6-36-3