Nicolas Alvarez Varona vs Otto Virtanen — Liberec CH Semi-final

Liberec CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
ESP
Nicolas Alvarez Varona
#481ATP
1353ELO
1301Clay ELO
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 1 August 2022
clay
Otto Virtanen
FIN
Otto Virtanen
#126ATP
1706ELO
1532Clay ELO
$214kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Alvarez Varona N.
6-1 2-6 7-6
Virtanen O.
Alvarez Varona N.
62772
Virtanen O.
16641

Nicolas Alvarez Varona defeated Otto Virtanen 6-1 2-6 7-6 in the Liberec CH semi-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Otto Virtanen came in ranked #126.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Alvarez Varona N.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Virtanen O.

Virtanen O.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Alvarez Varona 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
Alvarez Varona N.Virtanen O.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.2
8.7
Double faults / match·Even
3.6
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (153 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Alvarez Varona N.Virtanen O.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
5
48
Break points saved·Dominant
40
94
Break points won·Clear edge
17
3
Deciding sets·Dominant
29
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
85

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Alvarez Varona N.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Virtanen O.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.5Clay Elo 1301
Surface ELO
8.5+230 Clay Elo edge
0.2Overall Elo 1353
ELO gap
9.8Overall Elo 1706
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.1
Surface form
3.5
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.9
Minutes 14d
4.5
7.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
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
Alvarez Varona N.Virtanen O.
Freshness·
—
80

Virtanen O.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Lehecka J.[1]
Alvarez Varona N.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Alvarez Varona N.
Virtanen O.
6-12-67-64
Lehecka J.[1]
Mpetshi Perricard G.
6-46-757-65
Quarter-finals
Virtanen O.
Machac T.[4]
2-66-36-2
Lehecka J.[1]
Kopriva V.[7]
6-46-1
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Gombos N.[3]
6-32-67-63
Alvarez Varona N.
Borges N.[2]
6-46-2
R16
Borges N.[2]
Marozsan F.
6-36-4
Alvarez Varona N.
Stebe C.
7-662-66-3
Virtanen O.
Guinard M.[6]
6-21-67-61
Gombos N.[3]
Roca Batalla O.
1-67-56-1
Kopriva V.[7]
Paulson A.
6-41-66-3
Lehecka J.[1]
Nagal S.
6-41-66-3
Machac T.[4]
Oliel Y.
6-36-4
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Sachko V.
7-56-3
R32
Oliel Y.
Wessels L.
6-41-66-4
Mpetshi Perricard G.
Klein L.
7-657-64
Alvarez Varona N.
Siniakov D.
6-46-3
Machac T.[4]
Ofner S.
7-636-3
Gombos N.[3]
Sousa P.
6-42-66-2
Kopriva V.[7]
Ajdukovic D.
6-26-1
Nagal S.
Giustino L.
6-32-67-63
Sachko V.
Nouza P.
7-646-4
Lehecka J.[1]
Kuhn N.
6-26-1
Paulson A.
Krutykh O.
6-36-7106-4
Stebe C.
Rodionov J.[5]
4-66-46-2
Guinard M.[6]
Yevseyev D.
6-36-4
Roca Batalla O.
Forejtek J.
6-26-2
Borges N.[2]
Skatov T.
6-16-3
Marozsan F.
Vrbensky M.
6-16-1
Virtanen O.
Neumayer L.
3-66-46-4