Blaz Rola vs Dmitry Popko — Split 1 CH Round of 32

Split 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
SLO6
Blaz Rola
35 yrs · 193 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 April 2021
clay
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Rola B.
6-3 6-4
Popko D.
Rola B.
662
Popko D.
340

Blaz Rola defeated Dmitry Popko 6-3 6-4 in the Split 1 CH round of 32 on clay. The result followed the form book — Blaz Rola came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Blaz Rola extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Blaz Rola closed it out in two sets, 6–3 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.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Rola B.

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
Rola B.Popko D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
3.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (88 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
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Rola B.[6]
Kavcic B.
2-66-36-2
Semi-finals
Rola B.[6]
Collarini A.
7-636-736-4
Kavcic B.
Zuk K.
2-66-36-2
Quarter-finals
Rola B.[6]
Basic M.
6-26-4
Kavcic B.
Vukic A.
4-66-26-2
Zuk K.
Kokkinakis T.
7-666-3
Collarini A.
Petrovic D.[5]
6-26-3
R16
Basic M.
Haase R.
7-646-3
Rola B.[6]
Ajdukovic D.
6-17-5
Collarini A.
Ignatik U.
2-66-26-1
Petrovic D.[5]
Marterer M.
6-16-3
Vukic A.
Coppejans K.[7]
2-66-46-4
Kavcic B.
Ymer E.
4-67-676-4
Kokkinakis T.
Kolar Z.
7-636-1
Zuk K.
Serdarusic N.
6-46-2
R32
Kolar Z.
Santillan A.
6-25-0
Haase R.
Polmans M.[2]
6-34-67-64
Basic M.
Ilkel C.
7-646-3
Ajdukovic D.
Brown D.
2-66-47-5
Rola B.[6]
Popko D.
6-36-4
Collarini A.
Ofner S.[3]
6-46-4
Marterer M.
Domingues J.
7-56-3
Coppejans K.[7]
Tomic B.
6-24-66-3
Ymer E.
Muller A.
6-06-4
Kavcic B.
Safwat M.[4]
6-36-3
Serdarusic N.
Clarke J.
7-616-0
Petrovic D.[5]
Rosol L.
6-16-3
Ignatik U.
Bolt A.
6-46-2
Vukic A.
Poljicak M.
6-16-1
Kokkinakis T.
Horansky F.[8]
3-66-46-4
Zuk K.
Sousa P.[1]
1-2