Pavel Kotov vs Valentin Royer — Hong Kong Qualifying Round 1

Hong Kong · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Pavel Kotov
RUS
Pavel Kotov
#246ATP
1597ELO
1601Hard ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 December 2024
hard
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Kotov P.
3-6 7-5 7-6
Royer V.
Kotov P.
37772
Royer V.
65651

Pavel Kotov defeated Valentin Royer 3-6 7-5 7-6 in the Hong Kong qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Pavel Kotov came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Pavel Kotov extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-12-30Hong KongQ1hardPavel Kotov3-6 7-5 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Kotov P.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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

Kotov P.Royer V.
—
Serve
30
—
Return
20

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

Statistics

This season
Kotov P.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
36%
37%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (105 vs 183). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kotov P.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Even
59
59
Break points saved·Even
94
94
Break points won·Clear edge
13
30
Deciding sets·Slight edge
82
76
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
76
62

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kotov P.Royer V.
Freshness·
—
62

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Daniel T.
Choinski J.
6-43-66-4
Huesler M.
Virtanen O.
6-26-0
Sachko V.
Atmane T.
7-646-1
Broady L.
Burruchaga R.
6-26-3
Moro Canas A.
Cui J.
6-26-3
Passaro F.
Yevseyev D.
4-66-26-4
Diallo G.
Grenier H.
4-66-17-5
Huesler M.
Kotov P.
7-676-4
Q1
Choinski J.
Bergs Z.
6-26-2
Broady L.
Dougaz A.
6-36-3
Huesler M.
Shimabukuro S.
6-26-4
Virtanen O.
Munar J.
3-66-36-4
Burruchaga R.
De Loore J.
6-757-666-4
Sachko V.
Piros Z.
6-36-2
Atmane T.
Wong H.
6-46-2
Kotov P.
Royer V.
3-67-57-65
Cui J.
Cerundolo J.
6-26-4
Yevseyev D.
Garin C.
6-42-66-2
Huesler M.
Djere L.
7-56-4
Passaro F.
Dougaz A.
7-54-66-3
Grenier H.
Atmane T.
3-66-36-4
Moro Canas A.
Altmaier D.
6-46-3
Diallo G.
Ng K.
7-626-2