Alexey Vatutin vs Pierre Hugues Herbert — Pau CH Round of 32

Pau CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
RUS
Alexey Vatutin
#609ATP
1415ELO
1382Hard ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 17 February 2025
hard
Pierre Hugues Herbert
FRA
Pierre Hugues Herbert
#251ATP
1607ELO
1577Hard ELO
35 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLWWLL
Vatutin A.
6-4 7-6
Herbert P.
Vatutin A.
6772
Herbert P.
4650

Alexey Vatutin defeated Pierre Hugues Herbert 6-4 7-6 in the Pau CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Pierre Hugues Herbert came in ranked #251, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Vatutin A.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Herbert P.

Herbert P.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Vatutin A.

Serve advantage — Vatutin A.

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
Vatutin A.Herbert P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
58%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
64%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
8.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.3
5.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (51 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vatutin A.Herbert P.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
0
54
Break points saved·Dominant
18
96
Break points won·Clear edge
32
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
10
81
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
41

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Vatutin A.
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Herbert P.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.7Hard Elo 1382
Surface ELO
7.3+195 Hard Elo edge
2.8Overall Elo 1415
ELO gap
7.2Overall Elo 1607
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
7.1
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.2
Minutes 14d
4.8
3-set count
0.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Vatutin A.Herbert P.
Freshness·
—
71

Herbert P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Collignon R.[2]
Zahraj P.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Collignon R.[2]
Bouquier A.
6-47-65
Zahraj P.
Klein L.[8]
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Zahraj P.
Fery A.
6-33-66-3
Bouquier A.
Cassone M.
4-67-696-2
Collignon R.[2]
Misolic F.
6-46-3
Klein L.[8]
Fearnley J.[1]
6-36-3
R16
Fearnley J.[1]
Karlovskiy E.
6-46-2
Klein L.[8]
Poullain L.
6-37-5
Cassone M.
Blockx A.[7]
6-26-2
Bouquier A.
Bertrand R.
5-77-637-68
Collignon R.[2]
Vatutin A.
6-06-1
Fery A.
Gasquet R.[3]
W/O
Misolic F.
Cachin P.
6-43-66-2
Zahraj P.
Mayot H.[5]
6-26-4
R32
Blockx A.[7]
Guinard M.
2-3
Poullain L.
Gaubas V.
5-76-26-0
Klein L.[8]
Escoffier A.
6-36-4
Gasquet R.[3]
Broom C.
6-37-64
Fery A.
Sun F.
6-11-66-3
Cassone M.
Van Assche L.
2-66-06-2
Bertrand R.
Delage P.
6-46-2
Bouquier A.
Landaluce M.[4]
6-736-37-5
Misolic F.
Butvilas E.
4-67-56-3
Collignon R.[2]
Beauge M.
7-634-66-3
Mayot H.[5]
Cui J.
6-26-2
Cachin P.
Barrere G.[6]
7-56-3
Zahraj P.
Kachmazov A.
6-36-1
Karlovskiy E.
Janvier M.
6-46-766-4
Vatutin A.
Herbert P.
6-47-65
Fearnley J.[1]
Pokorny L.
6-46-4