Max Purcell vs Alexei Popyrin — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2

Max Purcell defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-7 7-5 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #129, but Max Purcell had been the form player, winning 8 of their last 10 on hard.

Key context

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Purcell M. came through in three sets.

Match statistics

Match statistics are not available for this match. They appear once the official scoring feed publishes them.

Common opponents

2 shared · last 12 months

Purcell M. and Popyrin A. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Purcell M. went 1–1 (50%) against them, Popyrin A. 2–1 (67%).

1–150%Purcell M. · better vs 0Record vs common opponents2–167%Popyrin A. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
3–3Sets5–3
29–31Games45–44
0–0Tiebreaks2–1
0–0Deciding sets1–1

Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Purcell M. leads 1–0
10

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Purcell M.Popyrin A.1 842ELO1 9001 726Hard ELO1 7658–2Last 105–525Age24185 cmHeight196 cmRightPlaysRightCareer $4.7M2026 $8KEarningsCareer $9.8M2026 $752K

Cite this

Max Purcell beat Alexei Popyrin 6-7 7-5 6-4. Umpiry, "Max Purcell vs Alexei Popyrin — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2", https://umpiry.com/match/2023-08-14/popyrin-vs-purcell-cincinnati-masters-q2?utm_source=cite (as of 14 August 2023).