Illya Marchenko vs Ivo Karlovic — Washington Qualifying Round 1

Washington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
UKR
Illya Marchenko
#1740ATP
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 August 2021
hard
CRO
Ivo Karlovic
47 yrs · 208 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLLL
Marchenko I.
6-3 6-7 6-3
Karlovic I.
Marchenko I.
661062
Karlovic I.
371231

Illya Marchenko defeated Ivo Karlovic 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the Washington qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ivo Karlovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Illya Marchenko narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Illya Marchenko closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-02WashingtonQ1hardIllya Marchenko6-3 6-7(10) 6-3
2018-08-27US OpenQ1hardIvo Karlovic6-3 7-6(7)
2017-01-02DohaR32hardIvo Karlovic7-6(5) 7-6(0)
2015-07-13NewportR32grassIvo Karlovic7-6(4) 6-7(6) 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Marchenko I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Karlovic I.

Karlovic I.serving93% hold

wins 73% of points on serve vs Marchenko I.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Marchenko I.Karlovic I.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
83%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
72%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
28%
Break points saved·Even
61%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.5
18.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.5
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 15). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Marchenko I.Karlovic I.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
80
98
Break points won·Slight edge
7
0
Deciding sets·Dominant
14
83
Tiebreaks·Dominant
10
76

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ymer E.
Wolf J.
7-657-64
Krueger M.
Purcell M.
3-66-36-2
Gunneswaran P.
Soeda G.
6-36-1
Ramanathan R.
Ofner S.
7-56-1
Gomez E.
Broady L.
6-47-60
Marchenko I.
Cressy M.
7-56-746-3
Q1
Krueger M.
Fenty A.
6-46-4
Gunneswaran P.
Saville L.
6-26-2
Soeda G.
Jung J.
6-46-726-4
Broady L.
Torpegaard M.
6-42-66-3
Ramanathan R.
Eubanks C.
6-43-66-3
Gomez E.
Ebden M.
6-36-1
Wolf J.
Blanch U.
6-757-636-3
Ofner S.
Ito T.
7-646-2
Ymer E.
Fratangelo B.
6-46-3
Cressy M.
Mmoh M.
6-27-5
Marchenko I.
Karlovic I.
6-36-7106-3
Purcell M.
Donskoy E.
7-656-4