Pavel Kotov vs Zizou Bergs — Almaty 2 CH Round of 16

Almaty 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Pavel Kotov
RUS
Pavel Kotov
#246ATP
1597ELO
1529Clay ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2021
clay
Zizou Bergs
BEL
Zizou Bergs
#35ATP
1808ELO
1696Clay ELO
$995kYTD
$4.0MCAREER
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWWWLL
Kotov P.
6-3 4-6 6-2
Bergs Z.
Kotov P.
6462
Bergs Z.
3621

Pavel Kotov defeated Zizou Bergs 6-3 4-6 6-2 in the Almaty 2 CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Zizou Bergs came in ranked #35, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pavel Kotov claimed a first win over Zizou Bergs in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Pavel Kotov closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-08-26US OpenR128hardZizou Bergs6-2 4-6 6-2 3-6 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Kotov P.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Bergs Z.

Bergs Z.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Serve advantage — Bergs Z.

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
Kotov P.Bergs Z.
1st serve in·Even
65%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.6
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.7
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kotov P.Bergs Z.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
69
Break points saved·Even
94
95
Break points won·Slight edge
13
21
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
92
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
91

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kotov P.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Bergs Z.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
3.4Clay Elo 1529
Surface ELO
6.6+168 Clay Elo edge
3.1Overall Elo 1597
ELO gap
6.9Overall Elo 1808
5.0
H2H
5.0
2.3
Surface form
8.7
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
9.06-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Kotov P.Bergs Z.
Freshness·
—
82

Bergs Z.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
De Jong J.
Barrios Vera T.
6-16-2
Semi-finals
De Jong J.
Basic M.
6-47-63
Barrios Vera T.
Martin A.[1]
6-36-0
Quarter-finals
De Jong J.
Bonadio R.
7-666-2
Barrios Vera T.
Kotov P.
6-32-66-4
Martin A.[1]
Schnur B.[8]
7-677-5
Basic M.
Moroni G.
6-37-5
R16
Moroni G.
Safwat M.[2]
4-66-36-3
De Jong J.
Gabashvili T.
6-36-2
Bonadio R.
Jianu F.
6-17-62
Barrios Vera T.
Popko D.[5]
6-46-1
Schnur B.[8]
Gimeno Valero C.
6-47-66
Martin A.[1]
Yevseyev D.
6-46-2
Basic M.
Menezes J.[7]
4-66-27-5
Kotov P.
Bergs Z.
6-34-66-2
R32
Gabashvili T.
Krstin P.
3-0
Safwat M.[2]
Zhukayev B.
6-46-4
Menezes J.[7]
Tashbulatov D.
6-26-0
De Jong J.
Coppejans K.[3]
6-46-2
Jianu F.
Wu T.
6-47-5
Popko D.[5]
Serdarusic N.
6-46-3
Barrios Vera T.
Orlov V.
7-636-2
Bergs Z.
Kirkin E.
6-45-76-2
Gimeno Valero C.
Tseng C.
7-54-66-2
Martin A.[1]
Sachko V.
6-47-611
Yevseyev D.
Tiurnev E.
6-7106-37-5
Bonadio R.
Istomin D.[6]
6-36-1
Schnur B.[8]
Menendez Maceiras A.
7-56-3
Basic M.
Skatov T.
6-36-1
Kotov P.
Giustino L.[4]
7-636-4
Moroni G.
Kuzmanov D.
4-66-34-1