Arthur De Greef vs Gianluca Di Nicola — Como CH Qualifying Round 1

Como CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
BEL2
Arthur De Greef
34 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 August 2018
clay
ITA
Gianluca Di Nicola
30 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLWL
De Greef A.
7-6 7-5
Di Nicola G.
De Greef A.
71272
Di Nicola G.
61050

Arthur De Greef defeated Gianluca Di Nicola 7-6 7-5 in the Como 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 Arthur De Greef had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
De Greef A.serving66% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Di Nicola G.

Di Nicola G.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs De Greef A.

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
De Greef A.Di Nicola G.
1st serve in·Even
56%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
60%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
55%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.7
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 23). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q3
Mager G.
Karatsev A.
7-646-3
Brown D.[1]
Eriksson M.
7-636-1
Coria F.
Marcora R.
6-44-66-2
Arguello F.
Zekic M.
6-43-67-68
Q2
Mager G.
De Greef A.[2]
6-44-66-1
Marcora R.
Ocleppo J.
6-46-3
Coria F.
Coppejans K.[4]
6-36-1
Zekic M.
Dutra Da Silva D.
7-656-4
Arguello F.
Masur D.[3]
6-36-1
Karatsev A.
Barrios Vera T.
6-14-67-65
Eriksson M.
Satral J.
6-47-65
Brown D.[1]
Bellucci T.
6-36-4
Q1
Barrios Vera T.
Benchetrit E.[6]
7-56-3
Brown D.[1]
Iannaccone F.
6-26-4
Marcora R.
Gomez Herrera C.[7]
6-737-646-0
Karatsev A.
Blancaneaux G.
7-56-1
Ocleppo J.
Arnaboldi F.
6-22-67-5
Coria F.
Rondoni P.
6-36-1
Coppejans K.[4]
Bergs Z.
6-24-66-3
Zekic M.
Viola M.[8]
6-26-4
Dutra Da Silva D.
Fonio G.
6-06-4
Arguello F.
Sijsling I.
7-56-1
Masur D.[3]
Haider Maurer A.
3-66-26-3
Mager G.
Varillas J.
6-15-76-4
De Greef A.[2]
Di Nicola G.
7-6107-5
Satral J.
Cuevas M.[5]
6-46-4
Eriksson M.
Piros Z.
7-56-1
Bellucci T.
Huesler M.
6-27-5