Nick Kyrgios vs Andrey Rublev — Moscow Round of 32

Moscow · ATP · Round of 32
AUS5
Nick Kyrgios
#905ATP
31 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 October 2018
hard
Andrey Rublev
RUS
Andrey Rublev
#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Kyrgios N.
6-3 4-6 6-4
Rublev A.
Kyrgios N.
6462
Rublev A.
3641

Nick Kyrgios defeated Andrey Rublev 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Moscow round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #16, defending last year's round of 32. Nick Kyrgios extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Nick Kyrgios closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2022-03-21Miami MastersR64hardNick Kyrgios6-3 6-0
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardAndrey Rublev7-6(5) 7-6(5) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Kyrgios N.serving91% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving94% hold

wins 74% of points on serve vs Kyrgios N.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Kyrgios N.Rublev A.
—
Serve
55
—
Return
49

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Kyrgios N.Rublev A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
79%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
70%
67%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
38%
Break points saved·Even
68%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
17.0
7.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.5
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (151 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kyrgios N.Rublev A.
Clutch Rating·Even
88
88
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Even
68
72
Deciding sets·Even
97
97
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
98
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kyrgios N.Rublev A.
Freshness·
—
100

Rublev A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Khachanov K.[3]
Mannarino A.
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Khachanov K.[3]
Medvedev D.[2]
6-16-756-3
Mannarino A.
Seppi A.
7-57-5
Quarter-finals
Mannarino A.
Gerasimov E.
7-636-3
Seppi A.
Krajinovic F.[4]
6-47-62
Khachanov K.[3]
Basic M.
6-27-65
Medvedev D.[2]
Berankis R.
6-21-66-4
R16
Basic M.
Kyrgios N.[5]
W/O
Medvedev D.[2]
Lajovic D.
6-26-1
Berankis R.
Bedene A.
3-67-637-65
Gerasimov E.
Paire B.
6-46-4
Khachanov K.[3]
Rosol L.
6-47-5
Seppi A.
Herbert P.
7-667-65
Krajinovic F.[4]
Donskoy E.
7-56-4
Mannarino A.
Cecchinato M.[1]
6-26-3
R32
Berankis R.
Istomin D.
6-45-4
Bedene A.
Djere L.
5-76-47-62
Paire B.
Zverev M.
7-662-66-1
Herbert P.
Bublik A.
6-36-4
Donskoy E.
Kukushkin M.
6-47-610
Gerasimov E.
Dzumhur D.[6]
6-16-756-2
Mannarino A.
Karlovskiy E.
3-66-47-64
Basic M.
Jaziri M.
7-646-2
Seppi A.
Klizan M.[8]
6-17-66
Kyrgios N.[5]
Rublev A.
6-34-66-4
Lajovic D.
Horansky F.
6-42-66-3
Rosol L.
Berrettini M.
6-34-66-4