Alexei Popyrin vs Denis Istomin — Nur-Sultan Qualifying Round 1
Nur-Sultan · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#103ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Retired
Monday, 26 October 2020
hard
Popyrin A.6-4 4-4
Istomin D.
Popyrin A.
641
Istomin D.
44–
Alexei Popyrin advanced when Denis Istomin retired 6-4 4-4 in the Nur-Sultan qualifying round 1. Alexei Popyrin extended the head-to-head to 3–1.
Head to head
2–1| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-10-26 | Nur-Sultan | Q1 | hard | Alexei Popyrin | 6-4 4-4 RET |
| 2019-09-23 | Chengdu | Q2 | hard | Alexei Popyrin | 6-3 3-6 7-5 |
| 2017-02-27 | Dubai | Q1 | hard | Denis Istomin | 6-4 6-0 |
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-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
Popyrin A.Istomin D.
41
Serve
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11
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.7
4.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
2.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 113). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
59
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Even
6
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
18
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
98
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Popyrin A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About