Norbert Gombos vs Pavel Kotov — Madrid CH Quarter-final

Madrid CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Norbert Gombos
SVK
Norbert Gombos
#370ATP
1472ELO
1455Clay ELO
35 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 7 April 2025
clay
Pavel Kotov
RUS5
Pavel Kotov
#246ATP
1597ELO
1529Clay ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLWLWL
Gombos N.
6-7 7-5 6-3
Kotov P.
Gombos N.
68762
Kotov P.
710531

Norbert Gombos defeated Pavel Kotov 6-7 7-5 6-3 in the Madrid CH quarter-final on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gombos N.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Kotov P.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Gombos N.

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
Gombos N.Kotov P.
1st serve in·Even
60%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
65%
Return points won·Even
39%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
62%
Aces / match·Slight edge
4.8
5.7
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 58). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Gombos N.Kotov P.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
41
59
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
94
Break points won·Slight edge
8
13
Deciding sets·Clear edge
70
82
Tiebreaks·Dominant
36
76

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gombos N.
3.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Kotov P.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.6Clay Elo 1455
Surface ELO
6.4+73 Clay Elo edge
2.9Overall Elo 1472
ELO gap
7.1Overall Elo 1597
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.6
Surface form
3.8
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Gombos N.Kotov P.
Freshness·
79
—

Gombos N.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 39 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Majchrzak K.
Cilic M.[8]
6-34-66-4
Semi-finals
Cilic M.[8]
Royer V.[7]
3-67-57-67
Majchrzak K.
Gombos N.
7-623-67-61
Quarter-finals
Cilic M.[8]
Gaubas V.
6-766-47-64
Gombos N.
Kotov P.[5]
6-787-56-3
Majchrzak K.
Carreno Busta P.[6]
6-7106-46-1
Royer V.[7]
Piros Z.
2-1
R16
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Hemery C.
6-45-77-69
Piros Z.
Coric B.[1]
5-76-36-4
Royer V.[7]
Holmgren A.
7-646-2
Gaubas V.
Ofner S.
4-66-36-3
Kotov P.[5]
Moro Canas A.
6-45-77-5
Majchrzak K.
Taberner C.
6-46-4
Cilic M.[8]
Trungelliti M.
6-24-66-1
Gombos N.
Shevchenko A.[4]
7-647-5
R32
Hemery C.
Zapata Miralles B.
6-32-66-4
Majchrzak K.
Dellien H.[2]
7-616-1
Coric B.[1]
Blockx A.
6-16-4
Piros Z.
Rincon D.
7-623-67-5
Gaubas V.
Giustino L.
4-67-57-5
Cilic M.[8]
Buse I.
6-37-5
Shevchenko A.[4]
Boyer T.
7-56-3
Carreno Busta P.[6]
Paul J.
6-26-1
Taberner C.
Roca Batalla O.
7-56-2
Royer V.[7]
Hardt N.
7-656-2
Kotov P.[5]
Hassan B.
6-46-4
Moro Canas A.
Butvilas E.
6-36-3
Holmgren A.
Virtanen O.
6-36-757-63
Gombos N.
Damas M.
6-46-3
Ofner S.
Harris B.[3]
4-66-37-5
Trungelliti M.
Merida Aguilar D.
6-36-3