Dmitry Popko vs Nicolas Kicker — Poznan CH Quarter-final

Poznan CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Dmitry Popko
KAZ7
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 26 July 2021
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Popko D.
3-6 6-4 6-2
Kicker N.
Popko D.
3662
Kicker N.
6421

Dmitry Popko defeated Nicolas Kicker 3-6 6-4 6-2 in the Poznan CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popko D.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Popko D.

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
Popko D.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.6
1.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.9

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Popko D.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
3
30
Break points saved·Even
54
56
Break points won·Dominant
17
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Popko D.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Kicker N.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Clay Elo 1334
Surface ELO
5.1+39 Clay Elo edge
5.4Overall Elo 1385
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1385
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.2
Surface form
8.3
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.1
Minutes 14d
1.7
4.0
3-set count
0.0
8.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
Popko D.Kicker N.
Freshness·Clear edge
86
100

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Kicker N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Lehecka J.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Lehecka J.
Shevchenko A.
6-46-2
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Popko D.[7]
1-67-57-5
Quarter-finals
Lehecka J.
Van De Zandschulp B.[2]
7-56-3
Shevchenko A.
Kolar Z.[5]
6-46-1
Popko D.[7]
Kicker N.
3-66-46-2
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Muller A.
6-27-68
R16
Van De Zandschulp B.[2]
Zekic M.
6-46-1
Lehecka J.
Vukic A.
6-36-4
Shevchenko A.
Ejupovic E.
7-633-67-63
Kolar Z.[5]
Cachin P.
6-44-67-5
Popko D.[7]
Marcora R.
6-06-3
Kicker N.
Guinard M.
6-26-4
Muller A.
Mena F.
6-36-2
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Moraing M.
4-67-56-3
R32
Van De Zandschulp B.[2]
Michalski D.
6-26-3
Zekic M.
Elias G.
6-27-5
Lehecka J.
Lamasine T.
6-37-5
Vukic A.
Andreozzi G.[8]
6-16-4
Ejupovic E.
Poljak D.
6-26-4
Cachin P.
Domingues J.
6-36-1
Popko D.[7]
Kopriva V.
6-44-67-5
Guinard M.
Orlikowski A.
6-37-5
Muller A.
Couacaud E.[6]
6-36-2
Mena F.
De Jong J.
6-30-66-4
Moraing M.
Kamke T.
6-46-2
Zapata Miralles B.[1]
Coppejans K.
6-16-1
Shevchenko A.
Borg L.
7-56-2
Kolar Z.[5]
Forejtek J.
6-46-4
Marcora R.
Janvier M.
6-36-2
Kicker N.
Furness E.
6-27-5