Thanasi Kokkinakis vs Denis Istomin — Biella 6 CH Round of 32

Biella 6 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Thanasi Kokkinakis
AUS
Thanasi Kokkinakis
#460ATP
30 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 17 May 2021
clay
UZB
Denis Istomin
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLLLL
Kokkinakis T.
3-6 6-2 6-3
Istomin D.
Kokkinakis T.
3662
Istomin D.
6231

Thanasi Kokkinakis defeated Denis Istomin 3-6 6-2 6-3 in the Biella 6 CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Denis Istomin came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Thanasi Kokkinakis claimed a first win over Denis Istomin in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-22LyonR32clayDenis Istomin6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Kokkinakis T.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Istomin D.

Istomin D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kokkinakis T.

Serve advantage — Kokkinakis T.

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
Kokkinakis T.Istomin D.
1st serve in·Even
63%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
61%
Return points won·Even
36%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.6
4.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 86). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kokkinakis T.Istomin D.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
29
Break points saved·Slight edge
99
90
Break points won·Slight edge
15
5
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
44
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
18

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kokkinakis T.Istomin D.
Freshness·
95
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Kokkinakis T.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kokkinakis T.
Couacaud E.[3]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Kokkinakis T.
Zhang Z.[2]
6-24-66-3
Couacaud E.[3]
Etcheverry T.
6-15-76-4
Quarter-finals
Kokkinakis T.
Muller A.[4]
6-47-61
Etcheverry T.
Mena F.
6-36-2
Zhang Z.[2]
Kwiatkowski T.
6-47-65
Couacaud E.[3]
Fratangelo B.[8]
6-16-756-3
R16
Zhang Z.[2]
Cobolli F.
4-66-46-2
Kwiatkowski T.
Blanch U.
6-47-63
Muller A.[4]
Bonadio R.
6-07-64
Kokkinakis T.
Napolitano S.
6-36-4
Couacaud E.[3]
Van Rijthoven T.
7-645-76-2
Mena F.
Kuzmanov D.
6-26-766-1
Fratangelo B.[8]
Collarini A.
1-67-623-0
Etcheverry T.
Meligeni Alves F.
4-67-604-0
R32
Zhang Z.[2]
Gojo B.
6-34-66-2
Cobolli F.
Krueger M.
6-46-3
Blanch U.
Benchetrit E.
6-46-4
Kwiatkowski T.
Popko D.[5]
6-21-67-62
Bonadio R.
Cid R.
7-56-3
Kokkinakis T.
Istomin D.
3-66-26-3
Napolitano S.
Bolt A.[6]
6-776-16-3
Fratangelo B.[8]
Ilkel C.
6-26-4
Collarini A.
Copil M.
6-26-1
Couacaud E.[3]
Kamke T.
6-46-2
Mena F.
Menezes J.[7]
6-36-4
Kuzmanov D.
Lamasine T.
7-54-66-1
Meligeni Alves F.
Clarke J.
6-36-3
Etcheverry T.
Lorenzi P.[1]
6-07-65
Muller A.[4]
Viola M.
4-66-36-1
Van Rijthoven T.
Giacalone O.
6-26-2