Nick Hardt vs Valentin Royer — Barcelona CH Round of 16

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Nick Hardt
DOM
Nick Hardt
#275ATP
1473ELO
1460Clay ELO
25 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Hardt N.
6-4 6-3
Royer V.
Hardt N.
662
Royer V.
430

Nick Hardt defeated Valentin Royer 6-4 6-3 in the Barcelona CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77, but Nick Hardt had been the form player, winning 5 of their last 7 on clay.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hardt N.serving68% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Hardt 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
Hardt N.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
72%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
54%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.5
5.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hardt N.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
26
59
Break points saved·Dominant
33
94
Break points won·Even
32
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
55
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
48
62

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hardt N.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Royer V.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.9
Surface form
6.6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
5.8
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
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
Hardt N.Royer V.
Freshness·Clear edge
83
62

Hardt N.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 57 games (7d) · Royer V.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Hardt N.
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
6-43-66-2
Semi-finals
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Giustino L.
7-610-0
Hardt N.
Barranco Cosano J.
6-14-66-0
Quarter-finals
Giustino L.
De Jong J.[3]
7-56-4
Hardt N.
Ionel N.
6-36-3
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Harris B.[7]
7-57-62
Barranco Cosano J.
Taberner C.
7-56-0
R16
Harris B.[7]
Debru G.
6-00-0
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Cecchinato M.
6-14-0
De Jong J.[3]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-36-4
Hardt N.
Royer V.
6-46-3
Ionel N.
Geerts M.
7-674-66-1
Taberner C.
Albot R.[4]
6-47-5
Barranco Cosano J.
Gakhov I.[6]
6-13-66-4
Giustino L.
Sachko V.[5]
6-46-2
R32
Harris B.[7]
Mccormick T.
6-16-1
Ionel N.
De Loore J.[8]
6-41-0
Harris B.
Mccormick T.
6-16-1
Giustino L.
Novak D.
6-35-0
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Neumayer L.
6-36-3
Barranco Cosano J.
Erhard M.
6-47-5
De Jong J.[3]
Krutykh O.
6-16-3
Albot R.[4]
Rincon D.
0-66-46-3
Sachko V.[5]
Lamasine T.
6-766-17-5
Geerts M.
Roca Batalla O.
7-53-66-3
Debru G.
Radulov I.
6-26-4
Hardt N.
Halys Q.[1]
7-51-66-4
Royer V.
Buse I.
6-36-4
Taberner C.
Squire H.
6-46-4
Gakhov I.[6]
Moro Canas A.
7-56-2
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Naharro D.
6-16-0
Cecchinato M.
Damas M.
6-26-1