Jay Clarke vs Dmitry Popko — Verona CH Quarter-final

Verona CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
GBR5
Jay Clarke
#239ATP
1458ELO
1414Clay ELO
27 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 16 August 2021
clay
Dmitry Popko
KAZ2
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
Clarke J.
3-6 6-4 7-5
Popko D.
Clarke J.
3672
Popko D.
6451

Jay Clarke defeated Dmitry Popko 3-6 6-4 7-5 in the Verona CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Clarke J.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Clarke J.

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
Clarke J.Popko D.
1st serve in·Even
57%
54%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Even
58%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.7
4.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.9
3.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clarke J.Popko D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
8
3
Break points saved·Slight edge
63
54
Break points won·Even
21
17
Deciding sets·Even
10
9
Tiebreaks·Even
4
6

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Clarke J.
5.1
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Popko D.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.8+80 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.2Clay Elo 1334
5.6Overall Elo 1458
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1385
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
4.0
Surface form
8.1
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.2
Minutes 14d
6.1
7.0
3-set count
Prev. match
9.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0
5.0
Opponent rise

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
Clarke J.Popko D.
Freshness·Clear edge
100
81

Clarke J.: 21 days rest · Popko D.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 46 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Rune H.[4]
Serdarusic N.
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Serdarusic N.
Clarke J.[5]
6-16-1
Rune H.[4]
Taberner C.[1]
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Clarke J.[5]
Popko D.[2]
3-66-47-5
Serdarusic N.
Elias G.[8]
4-66-36-0
Rune H.[4]
Bonadio R.
6-36-2
Taberner C.[1]
Janvier M.[6]
6-26-2
R16
Popko D.[2]
Zeppieri G.
7-52-66-2
Clarke J.[5]
Quiroz R.
6-46-4
Serdarusic N.
Lorenzi P.[3]
6-36-1
Elias G.[8]
Forti F.
6-26-4
Bonadio R.
Fatic N.
6-16-4
Rune H.[4]
Pucinelli De Almeida M.
6-26-3
Janvier M.[6]
Gabashvili T.
6-26-2
Taberner C.[1]
Kotov P.
6-24-66-1
R32
Popko D.[2]
Luz O.
6-36-1
Quiroz R.
Tseng C.
6-20-66-4
Clarke J.[5]
Mejia N.
6-36-4
Lorenzi P.[3]
Oliveira G.
6-36-3
Serdarusic N.
Baldi F.
6-36-2
Forti F.
Scott F.
6-17-5
Elias G.[8]
Arnaboldi A.
6-26-4
Bonadio R.
Giustino L.[7]
4-66-46-4
Fatic N.
Viola M.
6-06-1
Pucinelli De Almeida M.
Jaziri M.
6-46-1
Janvier M.[6]
Guinard M.
6-46-747-66
Gabashvili T.
Van Rijthoven T.
6-736-27-64
Kotov P.
Bortolotti M.
6-36-3
Taberner C.[1]
De Jong J.
6-37-61
Rune H.[4]
Pecotic M.
6-27-63
Zeppieri G.
Sachko V.
1-67-56-2