Nicolas Kicker vs Alexandre Muller — Tampere CH Round of 16

Tampere CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 July 2021
clay
Alexandre Muller
FRA7
Alexandre Muller
#132ATP
1665ELO
1628Clay ELO
$426kYTD
$4.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Kicker N.
6-4 3-6 6-2
Muller A.
Kicker N.
6362
Muller A.
4621

Nicolas Kicker defeated Alexandre Muller 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the Tampere CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Alexandre Muller came in ranked #132, but Nicolas Kicker had arrived on a 4-match winning run.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Muller A.

Muller A.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.Muller A.
1st serve in·Even
67%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Even
58%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.3
3.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.9
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Muller A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
75
Break points saved·Dominant
56
94
Break points won·Even
45
44
Deciding sets·Dominant
30
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
84

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kicker N.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 126 days (−1.5)
Muller A.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
0.7Clay Elo 1373
Surface ELO
9.3+255 Clay Elo edge
0.5Overall Elo 1385
ELO gap
9.5Overall Elo 1665
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.4
Surface form
3.8
7.04-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.8
3-set count
7.0
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
Kicker N.Muller A.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Kicker N.: 18 days rest · Muller A.: 15 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Lehecka J.
Kicker N.
5-76-46-3
Semi-finals
Lehecka J.
Jacquet K.
6-36-0
Kicker N.
Van De Zandschulp B.[1]
6-33-66-3
Quarter-finals
Lehecka J.
Virtanen O.
6-46-1
Kicker N.
Vilella Martinez M.[4]
7-666-0
Jacquet K.
Blancaneaux G.
6-36-3
Van De Zandschulp B.[1]
Popko D.[5]
6-47-60
R16
Blancaneaux G.
Erler A.
6-34-66-2
Jacquet K.
Kuzmanov D.
3-66-47-65
Lehecka J.
Jarry N.
6-46-4
Virtanen O.
Andreozzi G.[8]
6-26-4
Kicker N.
Muller A.[7]
6-43-66-2
Vilella Martinez M.[4]
Cachin P.
7-56-4
Popko D.[5]
Arnaboldi A.
6-46-3
Van De Zandschulp B.[1]
Krstin P.
6-36-1
R32
Erler A.
Elias G.
6-43-67-5
Blancaneaux G.
Mena F.
6-47-5
Kuzmanov D.
Coppejans K.[6]
1-66-37-66
Lehecka J.
Hoang A.[3]
6-16-4
Jarry N.
Forejtek J.
6-736-36-3
Virtanen O.
Cazaux A.
3-67-656-2
Andreozzi G.[8]
Moraing M.
6-46-1
Kicker N.
Borg L.
6-36-0
Cachin P.
Bobrov B.
6-17-5
Vilella Martinez M.[4]
Domingues J.
4-67-657-5
Popko D.[5]
Luz O.
7-657-5
Arnaboldi A.
Meligeni Alves F.
6-16-4
Krstin P.
Aragone J.
6-46-4
Van De Zandschulp B.[1]
Bonadio R.
4-66-26-2
Muller A.[7]
Niklas Salminen P.
6-26-1
Jacquet K.
Oliveira G.
2-66-13-0