Mitchell Krueger vs Learner TienIndian Wells 1 CH Quarter-final

Indian Wells 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#364ATP
1461ELO
1436Hard ELO
32 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2024
hard
#15ATP
1941ELO
1904Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.4MCAREER
20 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Krueger M.
6-4 7-6
Tien L.
Krueger M.
6782
Tien L.
4660

Mitchell Krueger defeated Learner Tien 6-4 7-6 in the Indian Wells 1 CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Learner Tien came in ranked #15.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Krueger M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Tien L.

Tien L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Krueger M.

Even serve battle

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 hard

Krueger M.Tien L.
Serve
32
Return
67

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Even
38%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
63%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
4.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.1
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (149 vs 142). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
16
90
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
97
Break points won·Dominant
14
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
13
100
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
100

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
3.6
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Injury return: 63 days (−1.2)
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
0.0Hard Elo 1436
Surface ELO
10.0+469 Hard Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1461
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 1941
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
5.3
Surface form
5.8
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
Freshness·Slight edge
87
95

Krueger M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d) · Tien L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast