Alexei Popyrin vs Altug CelikbilekDubai Qualifying Round 1

Dubai · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
#103ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$563kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 February 2022
hard
29 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Popyrin A.
7-5 6-2
Celikbilek A.
Popyrin A.
762
Celikbilek A.
520

Alexei Popyrin defeated Altug Celikbilek 7-5 6-2 in the Dubai qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popyrin A.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Celikbilek A.

Celikbilek A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Popyrin A.

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

Serve & return on hard

Popyrin A.Celikbilek A.
41
Serve
11
Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
62%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
34%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.7
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 125). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
59
40
Break points saved·Dominant
99
73
Break points won·Dominant
6
38
Deciding sets·Clear edge
75
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
93
26

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.2
Surface form
4.0
0.0Lost last 5
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.9
Minutes 14d
8.3
4.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
6.0
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
Freshness·
98

Popyrin A.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
25°COvercast
Wind 27 km/hHumidity 63%