Norbert Gombos vs Pavel Kotov — Pau CH Round of 16

Pau CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Norbert Gombos
SVK5
Norbert Gombos
#370ATP
1472ELO
1452Hard ELO
35 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 November 2021
hard
Pavel Kotov
RUS
Pavel Kotov
#246ATP
1597ELO
1601Hard ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
Gombos N.
6-3 6-4
Kotov P.
Gombos N.
662
Kotov P.
340

Norbert Gombos defeated Pavel Kotov 6-3 6-4 in the Pau CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pavel Kotov came in ranked #246, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gombos N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Kotov P.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Gombos N.

Even serve battle

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
Gombos N.Kotov P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Even
59%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.9
4.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gombos N.Kotov P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
41
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Slight edge
8
13
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gombos N.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Kotov P.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.9Hard Elo 1452
Surface ELO
7.1+149 Hard Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1472
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1597
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
5.3
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.4
Minutes 14d
4.5
7.0
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Gombos N.Kotov P.
Freshness·
79
—

Gombos N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Albot R.[7]
Lehecka J.
6-27-65
Semi-finals
Lehecka J.
Rune H.[2]
3-66-36-4
Albot R.[7]
Stakhovsky S.
6-26-736-1
Quarter-finals
Lehecka J.
Mayot H.
6-46-2
Albot R.[7]
Lopez F.[1]
6-37-65
Rune H.[2]
Cressy M.[6]
6-26-2
Stakhovsky S.
Gombos N.[5]
6-41-67-65
R16
Cressy M.[6]
Sachko V.
0-66-16-1
Gombos N.[5]
Kotov P.
6-36-4
Mayot H.
Geerts M.
6-04-67-65
Stakhovsky S.
Added D.
6-44-66-4
Albot R.[7]
Kravchenko G.
7-626-4
Lopez F.[1]
Ajdukovic D.
6-34-66-4
Rune H.[2]
Fanselow S.
6-26-2
Lehecka J.
Hemery C.
7-644-67-5
R32
Stakhovsky S.
Novak D.[4]
6-36-1
Kravchenko G.
Giannessi A.
7-54-66-2
Albot R.[7]
Lestienne C.
6-24-66-2
Hemery C.
Janvier M.
6-36-756-3
Cressy M.[6]
Blancaneaux G.
6-34-67-65
Added D.
Diez S.
1-67-626-2
Lopez F.[1]
Fabbiano T.
6-26-1
Ajdukovic D.
Tseng C.
0-67-656-2
Mayot H.
Kolar Z.[8]
6-46-4
Fanselow S.
Moriya H.
7-656-4
Rune H.[2]
Cagnina J.
6-07-5
Sachko V.
Ritschard A.
6-716-16-2
Lehecka J.
Simon G.[3]
6-16-726-2
Geerts M.
Marcora R.
6-46-2
Gombos N.[5]
Debru G.
6-46-1
Kotov P.
Arnaboldi A.
6-26-4