Karen Khachanov vs Andrey RublevIndian Wells Masters Round of 32

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 32
#26ATP
1828ELO
1783Hard ELO
$1.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
30 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 March 2019
hard
#16ATP
1902ELO
1849Hard ELO
$1.6MYTD
$34MCAREER
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Khachanov K.
7-5 6-3
Rublev A.
Khachanov K.
762
Rublev A.
530

Karen Khachanov defeated Andrey Rublev 7-5 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Andrey Rublev came in ranked #16, defending last year's round of 64. Karen Khachanov extended the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

Head to head

22
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR16clayKaren Khachanov7-6(8) 6-4
2023-04-10Monte Carlo MastersR16clayAndrey Rublev7-6(4) 6-2
2021-06-14HalleR32grassAndrey Rublev6-3 7-6(5)
2017-06-19HalleQFgrassKaren Khachanov7-6(8) 4-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Khachanov K.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Rublev A.

Rublev A.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Khachanov K.

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

Khachanov K.Rublev A.
61
Serve
55
39
Return
52

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
67%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
66%
Aces / match·Even
7.5
7.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
86
89
Break points saved·Even
99
100
Break points won·Slight edge
81
72
Deciding sets·Clear edge
83
97
Tiebreaks·Even
92
92

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
83
95

Khachanov K.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Rublev A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%