Max Houkes vs Valentin Vacherot — Rome CH Round of 32

Rome CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
NED
Max Houkes
#244ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 April 2023
clay
Valentin Vacherot
MON
Valentin Vacherot
#21ATP
1903ELO
1789Clay ELO
$1.0MYTD
$3.5MCAREER
27 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWWLWW
Houkes M.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Vacherot V.
Houkes M.
4662
Vacherot V.
6341

Max Houkes defeated Valentin Vacherot 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Rome CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Vacherot came in ranked #21.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Houkes M.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vacherot V.

Vacherot V.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

Serve advantage — Vacherot V.

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 clay

Houkes M.Vacherot V.
—
Serve
38
—
Return
55

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

Statistics

This season
Houkes M.Vacherot V.
1st serve in·Even
62%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
46%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
65%
Return points won·Even
41%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
6.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Houkes M.Vacherot V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
23
69
Break points saved·Dominant
66
96
Break points won·Even
29
33
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
95
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
66

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Houkes M.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Vacherot V.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
1.3Clay Elo 1444
Surface ELO
8.7+345 Clay Elo edge
0.1Overall Elo 1460
ELO gap
9.9Overall Elo 1903
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.7
Surface form
4.0
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.5
Minutes 14d
8.1
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
9.0
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.Vacherot V.
Freshness·
89
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Houkes M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 16 games (7d). 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