Max Houkes vs Jelle Sels — Rome CH Round of 16

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
NED
Max Houkes
#244ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023
clay
NED5
Jelle Sels
#524ATP
1313ELO
1283Clay ELO
30 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLLW
Houkes M.
6-4 7-6
Sels J.
Houkes M.
6772
Sels J.
4650

Max Houkes defeated Jelle Sels 6-4 7-6 in the Rome CH round of 16 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Houkes M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sels J.

Sels J.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

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
Houkes M.Sels J.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
49%
Service points won·Even
59%
60%
Return points won·Even
41%
37%
Break points saved·Even
58%
58%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 132). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Houkes M.Sels J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
15
Break points saved·Slight edge
66
61
Break points won·Dominant
29
4
Deciding sets·Slight edge
34
40
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
16
11

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Houkes M.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Sels J.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.6+161 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.4Clay Elo 1283
7.4Overall Elo 1460
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1313
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
5.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
7.1
7.0
3-set count
7.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
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
Houkes M.Sels J.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
100

Houkes M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d) · Sels J.: 20 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Nagal S.
De Jong J.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
De Jong J.
Cobolli F.
7-56-3
Nagal S.
De Loore J.[8]
2-67-56-4
Quarter-finals
Cobolli F.
Trungelliti M.
7-57-5
De Jong J.
Agamenone F.[2]
6-36-4
Nagal S.
Houkes M.
7-56-0
De Loore J.[8]
Ritschard A.
5-76-16-4
R16
Agamenone F.[2]
Roca Batalla O.
7-56-3
Trungelliti M.
Fonio G.
2-66-16-2
Cobolli F.
Forti F.
7-56-1
Houkes M.
Sels J.[5]
6-47-65
De Loore J.[8]
Piraino G.
6-766-16-4
Ritschard A.
Weis A.
7-56-2
De Jong J.
Mager G.
6-06-3
Nagal S.
Tabacco F.
6-36-0
R32
Agamenone F.[2]
Caruso S.
6-36-4
Fonio G.
Bellucci M.[3]
6-36-4
Ritschard A.
Serdarusic N.
7-637-5
Piraino G.
Fatic N.
5-0
Tabacco F.
Andreev A.
3-0
De Jong J.
Gengel M.
6-36-2
Weis A.
Marozsan F.[1]
6-46-4
Nagal S.
Maestrelli F.
6-26-4
Mager G.
Neuchrist M.[7]
7-646-4
Roca Batalla O.
Damas M.
6-16-1
Trungelliti M.
Arnaboldi F.
6-46-3
De Loore J.[8]
Geerts M.
6-26-2
Houkes M.
Vacherot V.
4-66-36-4
Sels J.[5]
Jianu F.
7-56-3
Forti F.
Durasovic V.
6-36-3
Cobolli F.
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-6104-67-61