Steven Diez vs Alexey VatutinBraunschweig CH Round of 64

Braunschweig CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 64
#1565ATP
35 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 July 2019
clay
#610ATP
1415ELO
1374Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Diez S.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Vatutin A.
Diez S.
6362
Vatutin A.
4621

Steven Diez defeated Alexey Vatutin 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Braunschweig CH round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alexey Vatutin came in ranked #610, defending last year's round of 32. Steven Diez extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Steven Diez closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 6–2.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-01-10Doha Aus Open QualiesQ1hardSteven Diez6-3 4-6 6-4
2017-05-01IstanbulQ1clayAlexey Vatutin7-6(2) 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Diez S.serving56% hold

wins 52% of points on serve vs Vatutin A.

Vatutin A.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Diez S.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
40%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.1

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
4
0
Break points saved·Dominant
48
18
Break points won·Even
31
32
Deciding sets·Slight edge
3
10
Tiebreaks·Even
8
4

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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