Nicolas Kicker vs Patrik Niklas Salminen — Tampere CH Qualifying Round 1

Tampere CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Nicolas Kicker
ARG6
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 July 2025
clay
Patrik Niklas Salminen
FIN
Patrik Niklas Salminen
#1391ATP
29 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWLLLLL
Kicker N.
6-3 6-2
Niklas Salminen P.
Kicker N.
662
Niklas Salminen P.
320

Nicolas Kicker defeated Patrik Niklas Salminen 6-3 6-2 in the Tampere CH qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Kicker N.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Niklas Salminen P.

Niklas Salminen P.serving61% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Kicker N.Niklas Salminen P.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
61%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
54%
Service points won·Even
60%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
59%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.0
3.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (82 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Kicker N.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Niklas Salminen P.
3.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 1022 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
2.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 12
Fatigue & Travel
3.0
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
6.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
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
Kicker N.Niklas Salminen P.
Freshness·
100
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Kicker N.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Kicker N.[6]
Suarez B.
6-26-1
Reis Da Silva J.[1]
Wallin O.[9]
6-26-4
Barton H.[3]
Dominko S.
6-46-3
Faurel T.
Sels J.[2]
7-56-2
Thanos A.[7]
Karol M.[4]
6-23-66-1
Molcan A.[5]
Castagnola L.[11]
5-1
Q1
Thanos A.[7]
Fondriest M.
6-27-66
Reis Da Silva J.[1]
Wazny A.
6-46-3
Castagnola L.[11]
Denisov I.
4-66-46-4
Wallin O.[9]
Tamm K.
6-46-2
Molcan A.[5]
Cizek J.
6-26-2
Sels J.[2]
Eerola O.
6-26-2
Kicker N.[6]
Niklas Salminen P.
6-36-2
Faurel T.
Blanch D.[8]
6-07-61
Karol M.[4]
Brown P.
6-26-2
Suarez B.
Cazacu D.[12]
6-43-66-2
Barton H.[3]
Tiainen H.
6-26-3
Dominko S.
Krumich M.[10]
6-16-4