Dmitry Popko vs Stefan Kozlov — Knoxville CH Qualifying Round 1

Knoxville CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Dmitry Popko
KAZ11
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 November 2023
hard
Stefan Kozlov
USA
Stefan Kozlov
#296ATP
1429ELO
1408Hard ELO
28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWLW
Popko D.
6-4 6-3
Kozlov S.
Popko D.
662
Kozlov S.
430

Dmitry Popko defeated Stefan Kozlov 6-4 6-3 in the Knoxville CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Stefan Kozlov came in ranked #296, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

  • Match story: Dmitry Popko closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popko D.serving68% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Kozlov S.

Kozlov S.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Serve advantage — Kozlov S.

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
Popko D.Kozlov S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
43%
Break points saved·Even
56%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.5
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.6
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 138). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Popko D.Kozlov S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
3
36
Break points saved·Slight edge
54
49
Break points won·Even
17
20
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
85
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
6
30

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Popko D.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 105 days (−1.5)
Kozlov S.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Hard Elo 1400
Surface ELO
5.1+9 Hard Elo edge
4.5Overall Elo 1385
ELO gap
5.5Overall Elo 1429
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
3.9
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.5
3-set count
7.0
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
Popko D.Kozlov S.
Freshness·Clear edge
86
69

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Kozlov S.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Cassone M.
Wiedenmann L.
6-16-4
Kingsley C.[5]
Boitan G.[7]
7-56-3
Fanselow S.[1]
Rybakov A.
6-706-46-4
Kwiatkowski T.[2]
Harrison C.[12]
6-16-3
Rosenkranz M.[4]
Popko D.[11]
6-45-76-3
Karlovskiy E.[6]
Cozbinov A.[10]
6-47-66
Q1
Cassone M.
King D.[8]
6-26-1
Cozbinov A.[10]
Clark E.
6-16-2
Wiedenmann L.
Langmo C.[3]
3-0
Karlovskiy E.[6]
Renard L.
6-27-5
Harrison C.[12]
Smith K.
2-66-27-5
Boitan G.[7]
Kotzen A.
6-756-46-3
Fanselow S.[1]
Kang K.
6-36-3
Rybakov A.
Ponwith N.[9]
6-46-4
Kingsley C.[5]
Lawson A.
6-47-61
Popko D.[11]
Kozlov S.
6-46-3
Rosenkranz M.[4]
Sinha A.
6-37-64
Kwiatkowski T.[2]
Rodesch C.
3-66-36-4