Blaz Rola vs Dmitry Popko — Knoxville CH Round of 16

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
SLO9
Blaz Rola
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 4 November 2019
hard
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Rola B.
6-4 6-4
Popko D.
Rola B.
662
Popko D.
440

Blaz Rola defeated Dmitry Popko 6-4 6-4 in the Knoxville CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Blaz Rola came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's quarter-final. Blaz Rola extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Blaz Rola edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-03-15DubaiQ1hardBlaz Rola6-3 4-6 7-6(12)

Serve vs return

This season
Rola B.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Rola B.

Serve advantage — Rola B.

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
Rola B.Popko D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
63%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.8
4.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (174 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rola B.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
17
3
Break points saved·Dominant
81
54
Break points won·Clear edge
5
17
Deciding sets·Even
6
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
6

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rola B.Popko D.
Freshness·
—
86

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Mmoh M.
Oconnell C.[8]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Mmoh M.
Broady L.
6-27-65
Oconnell C.[8]
Paul T.[1]
7-636-3
Quarter-finals
Broady L.
Brouwer G.
6-31-66-3
Mmoh M.
Kovacevic A.
6-46-3
Oconnell C.[8]
Escobedo E.
6-726-46-4
Paul T.[1]
Rola B.[9]
2-66-17-64
R16
Kovacevic A.
Bangoura S.
6-44-66-4
Oconnell C.[8]
Polansky P.[11]
6-26-3
Rola B.[9]
Popko D.
6-46-4
Paul T.[1]
Pospisil V.[13]
6-40-0
Mmoh M.
Smith R.
6-46-2
Escobedo E.
Wolf J.
6-36-2
Brouwer G.
Nakashima B.
6-26-3
Broady L.
Gomez E.[10]
7-55-77-5
R32
Brouwer G.
Schnur B.[2]
7-56-3
Gomez E.[10]
Ritschard A.
3-66-16-2
Broady L.
Giron M.[7]
2-67-637-5
Kovacevic A.
Klahn B.[3]
3-67-676-4
Bangoura S.
Krueger M.[16]
3-67-646-4
Smith R.
Kudla D.[5]
7-656-2
Oconnell C.[8]
King K.
7-56-3
Polansky P.[11]
Leshem E.
6-27-5
Escobedo E.
Vatutin A.[15]
5-77-56-3
Wolf J.
Daniel T.[4]
7-666-4
Popko D.
Lorenzi P.[6]
4-66-26-4
Rola B.[9]
Vavassori A.
6-36-4
Pospisil V.[13]
Korda S.
6-46-4
Paul T.[1]
King E.
6-26-7107-61
Nakashima B.
Glasspool L.
7-653-67-65
Mmoh M.
King D.[12]
6-32-66-0
R64
Kovacevic A.
Uchida K.
7-57-5
Brouwer G.
Sels J.
6-36-2
Nakashima B.
Peliwo F.
6-26-2
Bangoura S.
Kirchheimer S.
6-26-796-3
Broady L.
Young D.
7-656-3
Escobedo E.
Aragone J.
7-6127-64
Ritschard A.
Svajda Z.
4-67-646-3
Mmoh M.
Cid R.
6-16-2
King K.
Hoyt E.
6-16-4
Wolf J.
Menendez Maceiras A.
2-66-36-2
Vavassori A.
Redlicki M.
7-6116-2
Korda S.
Peniston R.
6-777-56-0
King E.
Ponwith N.
5-76-46-2
Popko D.
Quiroz R.
6-7106-26-3
Leshem E.
Kavcic B.
6-27-62
Smith R.
Jones S.
6-33-66-4