Dmitry Popko vs Nicolas Kicker — Buenos Aires 2 CH Round of 32

Buenos Aires 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Dmitry Popko
KAZ
Dmitry Popko
#629ATP
1385ELO
1334Clay ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 September 2024
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Popko D.
6-2 6-7 7-6
Kicker N.
Popko D.
664772
Kicker N.
277631

Dmitry Popko defeated Nicolas Kicker 6-2 6-7 7-6 in the Buenos Aires 2 CH round of 32 on clay.

Key context

  • Match story: Dmitry Popko closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Popko D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving66% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Popko D.

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
Popko D.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
49%
Service points won·Even
61%
59%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (124 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Popko D.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
3
30
Break points saved·Even
54
56
Break points won·Dominant
17
45
Deciding sets·Clear edge
9
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
6
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Popko D.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Kicker N.
2.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 91 days (−1.5)
  • Surface jump clay↔grass (−0.8)
Form & Matchup
4.9Clay Elo 1334
Surface ELO
5.1+39 Clay Elo edge
5.4Overall Elo 1385
ELO gap
4.6Overall Elo 1385
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.4
Surface form
4.0
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
8.5
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
3.0
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
Popko D.Kicker N.
Freshness·Clear edge
86
100

Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Kicker N.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Comesana F.[2]
Coria F.[1]
1-67-676-4
Semi-finals
Coria F.[1]
Torres J.
7-6117-5
Comesana F.[2]
Dellien H.[3]
6-43-66-2
Quarter-finals
Dellien H.[3]
De Jong J.[5]
6-31-66-2
Coria F.[1]
Heide G.[7]
6-46-4
Comesana F.[2]
Varillas J.
6-46-767-5
Torres J.
Ugo Carabelli C.[4]
6-06-4
R16
Comesana F.[2]
Popko D.
7-647-67
Heide G.[7]
Couacaud E.
6-47-63
Coria F.[1]
Villanueva G.
6-46-3
Dellien H.[3]
Meligeni Alves F.
6-36-4
Ugo Carabelli C.[4]
Dellien Velasco M.
6-46-4
De Jong J.[5]
Collarini A.
6-46-3
Varillas J.
Burruchaga R.[6]
6-16-3
Torres J.
Cerundolo J.
6-36-4
R32
Cerundolo J.
Gomez F.[8]
6-36-2
Ugo Carabelli C.[4]
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-16-3
Burruchaga R.[6]
Vallejo A.
3-67-676-1
Popko D.
Kicker N.
6-26-747-63
Collarini A.
Farjat T.
6-23-66-0
Coria F.[1]
Guillen Meza A.
5-76-16-2
Comesana F.[2]
Bueno G.
7-56-4
Dellien H.[3]
Habib H.
6-06-2
De Jong J.[5]
Mena F.
6-46-0
Heide G.[7]
Huertas Del Pino C.
6-47-5
Couacaud E.
Londero J.
6-46-4
Dellien Velasco M.
Aboian V.
7-56-4
Meligeni Alves F.
Ambrogi L.
1-67-657-66
Torres J.
Ficovich J.
6-26-4
Varillas J.
Sakamoto P.
7-646-2
Villanueva G.
Olivieri G.
7-656-4