Denis Istomin vs Mohamed Safwat — Almaty CH Round of 16

Almaty CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
UZB1
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018
clay
EGY
Mohamed Safwat
#1884ATP
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLLWLLLW
Istomin D.
6-2 6-1
Safwat M.
Istomin D.
662
Safwat M.
210

Denis Istomin defeated Mohamed Safwat 6-2 6-1 in the Almaty CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mohamed Safwat came in defending last year's round of 32, but Denis Istomin had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Safwat M.

Safwat M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Even serve battle

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
Istomin D.Safwat M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.0
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Safwat M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
29
8
Break points saved·Dominant
90
64
Break points won·Even
5
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
44
17
Tiebreaks·Even
18
21

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Rodionov J.
Krstin P.
7-56-2
Istomin D.[1]
Milojevic N.
6-747-656-2
Semi-finals
Rodionov J.
Hanfmann Y.[2]
6-47-5
Krstin P.
Lopez Perez E.
6-16-3
Milojevic N.
Basic M.[3]
3-67-636-3
Istomin D.[1]
Rosol L.[8]
3-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Krstin P.
Cid R.
6-25-76-3
Lopez Perez E.
Yang T.
7-56-3
Rodionov J.
Nedovyesov A.
3-67-57-64
Hanfmann Y.[2]
Clezar G.
6-36-2
Basic M.[3]
Marchenko I.
7-54-2
Milojevic N.
Griekspoor S.
7-56-2
Istomin D.[1]
Kecmanovic M.[7]
6-36-4
Rosol L.[8]
Kamke T.
6-16-4
R16
Hanfmann Y.[2]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-16-3
Rodionov J.
Avidzba A.
6-37-5
Krstin P.
Pavic A.
6-46-2
Cid R.
Takahashi Y.
6-16-0
Lopez Perez E.
Ignatik U.[8]
6-36-0
Nedovyesov A.
Serdarusic N.[7]
5-76-46-4
Clezar G.
Milojevic N.[6]
6-23-66-1
Yang T.
Statham J.
6-36-757-64
Istomin D.[1]
Safwat M.
6-26-1
Kamke T.
Yevseyev D.
2-66-26-0
Rosol L.[8]
Yang T.
7-623-66-2
Milojevic N.
Nedovyesov A.
6-33-66-1
Basic M.[3]
Oliveira G.
7-645-76-4
Marchenko I.
Kolar Z.
3-66-46-4
Kecmanovic M.[7]
Majchrzak K.
7-654-67-61
Griekspoor S.
Dubrivnyy A.
6-17-5
R32
Milojevic N.[6]
Casanova H.
6-26-3
Krstin P.
Safwat M.[5]
6-46-2
Nedovyesov A.
Khabibulin T.
6-43-66-2
Cid R.
Lee D.
7-57-5
Hanfmann Y.[2]
Masur D.
7-636-1
Statham J.
Ofner S.[4]
6-36-2
Yang T.
Skatov T.
6-06-1
Avidzba A.
Dellien H.[3]
6-46-4
Rodionov J.
Boluda Purkiss C.
3-66-36-2
Clezar G.
Oliveira G.
3-66-36-1
Lopez Perez E.
Uchiyama Y.
5-76-36-2
Munoz de la Nava D.
Yevseyev D.
6-47-65
Pavic A.
Nedelko I.
6-16-3
Ignatik U.[8]
Nagal S.
6-736-46-1
Serdarusic N.[7]
Granollers G.
6-37-64
Takahashi Y.
Hemery C.[1]
3-2
Kolar Z.
Ayap S.
6-36-3
Yevseyev D.
Nedelko I.
6-44-66-4
Kecmanovic M.[7]
Safiullin R.
6-33-66-2
Rosol L.[8]
Karlovskiy E.
2-66-36-4
Kamke T.
Halys Q.[4]
6-26-4
Majchrzak K.
Bublik A.
6-36-3
Yang T.
Gabashvili T.
7-656-4
Griekspoor S.
Escoffier A.
7-54-66-3
Dubrivnyy A.
Ignatik U.
7-656-4
Safwat M.
Sultanov K.
6-24-67-64
Milojevic N.
Auger Aliassime F.[5]
6-41-67-5
Oliveira G.
Statham J.
6-17-64
Istomin D.[1]
Ferreira Silva F.
6-37-5
Marchenko I.
Lopez Perez E.[6]
3-66-36-4
Basic M.[3]
Petrovic D.
6-36-3
Nedovyesov A.
Tashbulatov D.
6-36-1