Johan Nikles vs Kaichi Uchida — Sao Paulo CH Round of 32

Sao Paulo CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Johan Nikles
SUI
Johan Nikles
#411ATP
1319ELO
1306Clay ELO
29 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 November 2021
clay
Kaichi Uchida
JPN
Kaichi Uchida
#259ATP
1355ELO
1299Clay ELO
31 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLLL
Nikles J.
6-7 7-6 6-0
Uchida K.
Nikles J.
647762
Uchida K.
776301

Johan Nikles defeated Kaichi Uchida 6-7 7-6 6-0 in the Sao Paulo CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Kaichi Uchida came in ranked #259, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Nikles J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Uchida K.

Uchida K.serving61% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Nikles 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
Nikles J.Uchida K.
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
57%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
60%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Slight edge
55%
62%
Return points won·Slight edge
44%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.2
5.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Nikles J.Uchida K.
Clutch Rating·Even
7
8
Break points saved·Dominant
22
73
Break points won·Dominant
30
2
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
3
Tiebreaks·
—
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Nikles J.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Uchida K.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
4.8+7 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
5.2Clay Elo 1299
4.4Overall Elo 1319
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1355
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.3
Surface form
4.9
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.6
Minutes 14d
5.8
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
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
Nikles J.Uchida K.
Freshness·
—
95

Uchida K.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Ficovich J.
Darderi L.
6-37-5
Semi-finals
Darderi L.
Meligeni Alves F.[6]
W/O
Ficovich J.
Jarry N.[5]
6-27-65
Quarter-finals
Darderi L.
Diaz Acosta F.
6-36-4
Ficovich J.
Heide G.
6-36-0
Meligeni Alves F.[6]
Collarini A.
6-44-66-3
Jarry N.[5]
Dellien H.[2]
7-637-65
R16
Jarry N.[5]
Sakamoto P.
6-36-4
Darderi L.
Alvarez Varona N.
6-46-1
Diaz Acosta F.
Seyboth Wild T.[3]
6-37-5
Meligeni Alves F.[6]
Nikles J.
6-756-26-1
Dellien H.[2]
Dutra Da Silva D.
4-66-16-3
Ficovich J.
Cachin P.[8]
7-56-2
Heide G.
Ribeiro Marcondes I.
4-66-46-3
Collarini A.
Casanova H.
4-1
R32
Meligeni Alves F.[6]
Krstin P.
6-40-0
Sakamoto P.
Soares Klier Junior G.
2-67-57-5
Cachin P.[8]
Juarez F.
6-36-2
Darderi L.
Alves M.
6-16-1
Diaz Acosta F.
Villanueva G.
7-56-1
Collarini A.
Olivieri G.
6-27-65
Seyboth Wild T.[3]
Gonzalez A.
6-36-4
Alvarez Varona N.
Kicker N.[7]
7-56-3
Nikles J.
Uchida K.
6-747-636-0
Casanova H.
Gutierrez O.
5-77-656-0
Ficovich J.
Cid R.
5-76-46-0
Dutra Da Silva D.
Luz O.
6-37-64
Ribeiro Marcondes I.
Zukas M.
6-16-1
Heide G.
Londero J.[4]
6-37-5
Dellien H.[2]
Pucinelli De Almeida M.
6-37-5
Jarry N.[5]
Gomez Gb42 A.
7-616-4