Felix Auger Aliassime vs Nuno BorgesDubai Round of 16

Dubai · ATP · Round of 16
#4ATP
1958ELO
1932Hard ELO
$2.1MYTD
$23MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
#52ATP
1769ELO
1714Hard ELO
$811kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Auger Aliassime F.
4-6 6-3 7-5
Borges N.
Auger Aliassime F.
4672
Borges N.
6351

Felix Auger Aliassime defeated Nuno Borges 4-6 6-3 7-5 in the Dubai round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Felix Auger Aliassime came in ranked #4. Felix Auger Aliassime extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-06-15HalleR32grassFelix Auger Aliassime3-6 6-3 3-6
2026-01-19Australian OpenR128hardNuno Borges3-6 6-4 6-4 0-0 RET

Serve vs return

This season
Auger Aliassime F.serving92% hold

wins 72% of points on serve vs Borges N.

Borges N.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Auger Aliassime F.

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

Auger Aliassime F.Borges N.
74
Serve
36
44
Return
16

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
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
77%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
36%
Break points saved·Even
67%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.0
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 81). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
84
77
Break points saved·Even
100
98
Break points won·Even
50
54
Deciding sets·Even
99
96
Tiebreaks·Dominant
99
71

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.2+218 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.8Hard Elo 1714
8.3Overall Elo 1958
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1769
5.0
H2H
5.0
7.2
Surface form
5.7
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.5
Minutes 14d
5.8
4.0
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
64
93

Auger Aliassime F.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 57 games (7d) · Borges N.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
27°COvercast
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 63%