Martin Klizan vs Alexei Popyrin — Sydney Round of 32

Sydney · ATP · Round of 32
SVK
Martin Klizan
#1164ATP
36 yrs · 191 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 January 2019
hard
AUS
Alexei Popyrin
#61ATP
1774ELO
1697Hard ELO
$439kYTD
$9.5MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLLLW

Martin Klizan defeated Alexei Popyrin 7-6 4-6 7-6 in the Sydney round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #61, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Klizan M.
774772
Popyrin A.
646651

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

Recent form
Klizan M.Popyrin A.
59%1st serve in+4%63%
68%1st serve points won+7%75%
48%2nd serve points won+4%52%
60%Service points won+7%67%
38%Return points won+7%31%
56%Break points saved+1%57%
2.4Aces / match+8.611
2.2Double faults / match+0.41.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 20). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw

Final
De Minaur A.[5]
Seppi A.[8]
7-57-65
Semi-finals
Seppi A.[8]
Schwartzman D.[3]
7-636-4
De Minaur A.[5]
Simon G.[4]
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Schwartzman D.[3]
Nishioka Y.
6-13-67-61
Simon G.[4]
Millman J.
7-53-67-63
De Minaur A.[5]
Thompson J.
7-646-3
Seppi A.[8]
Tsitsipas S.[1]
4-66-46-4
R16
Schwartzman D.[3]
Garcia Lopez G.
6-26-3
Nishioka Y.
Rublev A.
6-36-1
Thompson J.
Daniel T.
3-67-656-0
Millman J.
Fucsovics M.[7]
6-36-4
De Minaur A.[5]
Opelka R.
6-47-65
Simon G.[4]
Querrey S.
7-656-766-4
Seppi A.[8]
Klizan M.
7-626-2
Tsitsipas S.[1]
Andreozzi G.
6-36-4
R32
Nishioka Y.
Harrison R.
6-46-2
Rublev A.
Pouille L.[6]
6-26-3
Thompson J.
Mannarino A.
6-36-3
Andreozzi G.
Ebden M.
3-66-36-4
Querrey S.
Jaziri M.
6-14-1
Seppi A.[8]
Chardy J.
7-52-66-4
Klizan M.
Popyrin A.
7-644-67-65
Millman J.
Tiafoe F.
4-67-657-5
Garcia Lopez G.
Kudla D.
7-56-4
Fucsovics M.[7]
Duckworth J.
3-66-36-4
De Minaur A.[5]
Lajovic D.
6-46-3
Opelka R.
Ramos A.
6-36-4