Denis Istomin vs Stefano Napolitano — Biella CH Round of 16

Biella CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2020
clay
Stefano Napolitano
ITA
Stefano Napolitano
#242ATP
1528ELO
1520Clay ELO
31 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Istomin D.
6-3 6-4
Napolitano S.
Istomin D.
662
Napolitano S.
340

Denis Istomin defeated Stefano Napolitano 6-3 6-4 in the Biella CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Stefano Napolitano came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in two sets, 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Istomin D.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Napolitano S.

Napolitano S.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Serve advantage — Napolitano S.

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
Istomin D.Napolitano S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
63%
Return points won·Even
35%
39%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 194). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Istomin D.Napolitano S.
Clutch Rating·Even
29
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
90
77
Break points won·Slight edge
5
13
Deciding sets·Slight edge
44
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
18
26

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

Freshness

Recent load
Istomin D.Napolitano S.
Freshness·
—
100

Napolitano S.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Bagnis F.[4]
Kavcic B.
6-746-40-0
Semi-finals
Kavcic B.
Rola B.
5-76-46-1
Bagnis F.[4]
Oconnell C.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Oconnell C.[2]
Istomin D.
6-36-3
Kavcic B.
Cressy M.
6-46-4
Rola B.
Viola M.
6-27-5
Bagnis F.[4]
Horansky F.
7-56-1
R16
Oconnell C.[2]
Ficovich J.
5-76-46-1
Istomin D.
Napolitano S.
6-36-4
Bagnis F.[4]
Muller A.
6-36-4
Horansky F.
Alcaraz C.
6-36-4
Kavcic B.
Tseng C.
3-66-36-3
Viola M.
Bertola R.
6-17-5
Rola B.
Collarini A.
6-06-3
Cressy M.
Pellegrino A.
6-737-686-0
R32
Oconnell C.[2]
Ramanathan R.
6-46-2
Ficovich J.
Garcia Lopez G.
6-36-2
Istomin D.
Marchenko I.
7-606-2
Napolitano S.
Lorenzi P.[5]
6-46-3
Bagnis F.[4]
Cid R.
7-56-1
Horansky F.
Lacko L.
6-26-2
Alcaraz C.
Varillas J.[8]
2-67-687-62
Pellegrino A.
Moroni G.
7-53-66-3
Tseng C.
Harris A.
6-16-2
Kavcic B.
Nagal S.[3]
7-646-4
Viola M.
Gaio F.[6]
4-67-656-2
Bertola R.
Robredo T.
7-57-5
Collarini A.
Arnaboldi A.
6-24-66-2
Rola B.
Seyboth Wild T.[1]
7-667-63
Muller A.
Felline G.
6-06-1
Cressy M.
Gunneswaran P.[7]
7-656-4