Hugo Gaston vs Luciano DarderiIndian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
#118ATP
1622ELO
1628Hard ELO
$355kYTD
$4.0MCAREER
25 yrs · 173 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 5 March 2025
hard
#16ATP
1835ELO
1678Hard ELO
$1.3MYTD
$4.7MCAREER
24 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Gaston H.
6-3 6-3
Darderi L.
Gaston H.
662
Darderi L.
330

Hugo Gaston defeated Luciano Darderi 6-3 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Luciano Darderi came in ranked #16, leading the head-to-head 2–0. Hugo Gaston claimed a first win over Luciano Darderi in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

02
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-31MarrakechR16clayLuciano Darderi2-6 6-2 6-3
2023-02-06CordobaR32clayLuciano Darderi6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Gaston H.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Darderi L.

Darderi L.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Gaston H.

Serve advantage — Darderi L.

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

Gaston H.Darderi L.
Serve
21
Return
31

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
56%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.8
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (85 vs 89). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
73
78
Break points saved·Even
91
94
Break points won·Slight edge
57
50
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
93
Tiebreaks·Even
92
94

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.9Hard Elo 1628
Surface ELO
5.1+50 Hard Elo edge
3.5Overall Elo 1622
ELO gap
6.5Overall Elo 1835
5.0
H2H
5.0
3.8
Surface form
0.9
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.1
Minutes 14d
9.2
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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·Dominant
64
97

Gaston H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 65 games (7d) · Darderi L.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 27%