Nicholas David Ionel vs Max Houkes — Amersfoort CH Round of 32

Amersfoort CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Nicholas David Ionel
ROU7
Nicholas David Ionel
#795ATP
23 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 July 2023
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#239ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLWWL
Ionel N.
7-6 6-2
Houkes M.
Ionel N.
7762
Houkes M.
6420

Nicholas David Ionel defeated Max Houkes 7-6 6-2 in the Amersfoort CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Max Houkes came in ranked #239, defending last year's quarter-final, but Nicholas David Ionel had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 8 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Ionel N.serving59% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Houkes M.

Houkes M.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ionel N.

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
Ionel N.Houkes M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
41%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.3
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (71 vs 115). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Ionel N.Houkes M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
3
23
Break points saved·Dominant
36
66
Break points won·Clear edge
41
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
6
34
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
6
16

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ionel N.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Houkes M.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.5
Surface form
4.1
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
7.0

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
Ionel N.Houkes M.
Freshness·Even
100
100

Ionel N.: 20 days rest · Houkes M.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Marterer M.[5]
Droguet T.[8]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Droguet T.[8]
Erhard M.
7-56-1
Marterer M.[5]
Molleker R.
6-47-65
Quarter-finals
Marterer M.[5]
Geerts M.
6-16-2
Droguet T.[8]
Deckers A.
6-34-66-3
Erhard M.
Diaz Acosta F.[1]
6-30-0
Molleker R.
Onclin G.
6-26-2
R16
Droguet T.[8]
Moller E.
6-36-4
Onclin G.
Den Ouden G.
7-667-66
Deckers A.
Choinski J.[3]
6-27-65
Marterer M.[5]
Mensik J.
6-37-63
Geerts M.
De Loore J.
7-626-746-4
Molleker R.
Delbonis F.
6-16-3
Erhard M.
Ionel N.[7]
6-26-3
Diaz Acosta F.[1]
Travaglia S.
6-34-66-4
R32
Erhard M.
Colson T.
7-667-63
Geerts M.
Meligeni Alves F.[2]
3-66-26-2
Mensik J.
Guinard M.
6-26-2
Marterer M.[5]
Diez S.
6-36-4
Den Ouden G.
De Jong J.[6]
6-43-66-3
Choinski J.[3]
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-47-5
Onclin G.
Roca Batalla O.
6-26-2
De Loore J.
Marti Pujolras A.
6-36-3
Delbonis F.
Sels J.[4]
7-626-2
Molleker R.
Jong S.
6-47-63
Droguet T.[8]
Vrbensky M.
6-16-4
Moller E.
Visker N.
6-26-1
Deckers A.
Landaluce M.
7-647-5
Ionel N.[7]
Houkes M.
7-646-2
Travaglia S.
Potenza L.
6-26-3
Diaz Acosta F.[1]
Blanchet U.
6-16-2