Prajnesh Gunneswaran vs Martin Klizan — Nur-Sultan 1 CH Quarter-final

Nur-Sultan 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
IND4
Prajnesh Gunneswaran
36 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2021
hard
SVK7
Martin Klizan
#1164ATP
37 yrs · 191 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLWWWWL
Gunneswaran P.
6-3 4-6 6-4
Klizan M.
Gunneswaran P.
6462
Klizan M.
3641

Prajnesh Gunneswaran defeated Martin Klizan 6-3 4-6 6-4 in the Nur-Sultan 1 CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Martin Klizan came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Prajnesh Gunneswaran claimed a first win over Martin Klizan in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-10-01TokyoQ1hardMartin Klizan6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Gunneswaran P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Klizan M.

Klizan M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Gunneswaran P.

Even serve battle

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
Gunneswaran P.Klizan M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
49%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.0
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
3.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (83 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gunneswaran P.Klizan M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
71
Break points saved·Even
84
84
Break points won·Dominant
14
63
Deciding sets·Dominant
37
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
74

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Mcdonald M.
Rodionov J.[6]
6-16-2
Semi-finals
Mcdonald M.
Laaksonen H.[5]
6-26-1
Rodionov J.[6]
Gunneswaran P.[4]
6-23-66-3
Quarter-finals
Rodionov J.[6]
Machac T.
6-26-3
Gunneswaran P.[4]
Klizan M.[7]
6-34-66-4
Laaksonen H.[5]
Zuk K.
6-46-3
Mcdonald M.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-43-67-63
R16
Zuk K.
Wu T.
6-34-2
Machac T.
Marterer M.
6-43-66-3
Rodionov J.[6]
Ito T.
6-36-2
Gunneswaran P.[4]
Schnur B.
3-66-36-0
Klizan M.[7]
Blanch U.
6-776-27-65
Laaksonen H.[5]
Gojo B.
1-67-56-2
Ferreira Silva F.
Kotov P.
6-13-66-4
Mcdonald M.
Istomin D.
6-26-3
R32
Zuk K.
Bobrov B.
6-26-1
Machac T.
Donskoy E.[2]
6-33-66-1
Marterer M.
Polansky P.
6-36-4
Schnur B.
Muller A.
7-683-66-1
Blanch U.
Popko D.
6-42-67-67
Klizan M.[7]
Skatov T.
6-44-67-65
Laaksonen H.[5]
Quiroz R.
6-46-2
Gojo B.
Peniston R.
6-31-66-4
Wu T.
Grenier H.
6-47-5
Kotov P.
Rola B.[8]
6-47-67
Ferreira Silva F.
Ofner S.
6-36-4
Istomin D.
Yevseyev D.
6-766-36-3
Mcdonald M.
Kukushkin M.[1]
7-57-5
Ito T.
Manafov V.
6-46-4
Rodionov J.[6]
Nedelko I.
6-36-3
Gunneswaran P.[4]
Tashbulatov D.
6-26-3