Nicolas Kicker vs Facundo Mena — Santiago CH Qualifying Round 1

Santiago CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 March 2021
clay
Facundo Mena
ARG2
Facundo Mena
#331ATP
1427ELO
1406Clay ELO
33 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLWLL
Kicker N.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Mena F.
Kicker N.
63772
Mena F.
46631

Nicolas Kicker defeated Facundo Mena 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Santiago CH qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Kicker closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Mena F.

Mena F.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

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
Kicker N.Mena F.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.3
5.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Mena F.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
30
9
Break points saved·Even
56
57
Break points won·Dominant
45
7
Deciding sets·Even
30
28
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
10

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Mena F.
Freshness·Dominant
100
70

Kicker N.: 18 days rest · Mena F.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 88 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Kicker N.
Galdos S.
6-26-1
Villanueva G.[5]
Gomez Herrera C.[3]
6-46-3
Menezes J.[1]
Matos R.[7]
6-26-4
Q1
Gomez Herrera C.[3]
Nunez V.
6-46-2
Galdos S.
Vernier M.[8]
6-40-66-4
Villanueva G.[5]
Nunez D.
3-66-37-63
Kicker N.
Mena F.[2]
6-43-67-63
Matos R.[7]
Martinez L.
6-26-3