Dusan Lajovic vs Dmitry PopkoAcapulco Qualifying Round 1

Acapulco · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
#152ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 February 2025
hard
#629ATP
1385ELO
1400Hard ELO
29 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lajovic D.
6-2 1-6 6-4
Popko D.
Lajovic D.
6162
Popko D.
2641

Dusan Lajovic defeated Dmitry Popko 6-2 1-6 6-4 in the Acapulco qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dusan Lajovic came in ranked #152, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Dusan Lajovic closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Popko D.

Popko D.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Even serve battle

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
56%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.4
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.3
2.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (95 vs 57). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
60
3
Break points saved·Dominant
95
54
Break points won·Clear edge
36
17
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
9
Tiebreaks·Dominant
61
6

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.1+159 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.9Hard Elo 1400
8.1Overall Elo 1620
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1385
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.0
Surface form
2.5
0.0
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
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·Slight edge
75
86

Lajovic D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Popko D.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
30°COvercast
Wind 14 km/hHumidity 67%