Nicola Kuhn vs Roman SafiullinShymkent CH Round of 64

Shymkent CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
#1540ATP
26 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 June 2019
clay
#96ATP
1750ELO
1754Clay ELO
$199kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWLWW
Kuhn N.
3-6 6-2 6-2
Safiullin R.
Kuhn N.
3662
Safiullin R.
6221

Nicola Kuhn defeated Roman Safiullin 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the Shymkent CH round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Roman Safiullin came in ranked #96.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kuhn N.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Safiullin R.

Safiullin R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kuhn N.

Serve advantage — Safiullin R.

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
1st serve in·Even
60%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.3
6.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (165 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
14
68
Break points saved·Dominant
56
96
Break points won·Dominant
17
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
57
78

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
84

Safiullin R.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast