Dominik Palan vs Ryotaro Taguchi — Astana CH Qualifying Round 2

Astana CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
CZE5
Dominik Palan
#498ATP
1214ELO
1201Hard ELO
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLLLLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 28 July 2025
hard
JPN9
Ryotaro Taguchi
#960ATP
26 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWWLW
Palan D.
6-3 7-6
Taguchi R.
Palan D.
67112
Taguchi R.
3690

Dominik Palan defeated Ryotaro Taguchi 6-3 7-6 in the Astana CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dominik Palan came in ranked #498, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Dominik Palan closed it out in two sets, 6–3 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Palan D.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Taguchi R.

Taguchi R.serving92% hold

wins 71% of points on serve vs Palan D.

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

Statistics

This season
Palan D.Taguchi R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
71%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
50%
55%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
33%
34%
Break points saved·Even
62%
61%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.7
5.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Palan D.
3.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 98 days (−1.5)
Taguchi R.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 203 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
1.4
Surface form
5.4
0.0
Win streak
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
Palan D.Taguchi R.
Freshness·
91
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Palan D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 14 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Q2
Winter E.[2]
Krajci M.[7]
6-46-3
Zhukov M.[4]
Milushev A.
6-03-66-1
Azkara A.[3]
Philippov E.[12]
6-36-2
Park U.[8]
Ichikawa T.[6]
6-36-3
Mukund S.[1]
Tkemaladze Z.[11]
6-37-62
Palan D.[5]
Taguchi R.[9]
6-37-69
Q1
Palan D.[5]
Atlangeriev B.
6-46-726-2
Milushev A.
Lobanov A.[10]
6-46-2
Azkara A.[3]
Orynbasar I.
6-36-2
Zhukov M.[4]
Tamm K.
6-26-4
Philippov E.[12]
Borisiouk M.
7-660-66-3
Mukund S.[1]
Nakagawa S.
6-16-4
Krajci M.[7]
Horoz A.
7-626-2
Tkemaladze Z.[11]
Tiukaev R.
1-66-46-4
Winter E.[2]
Ivanov S.
5-77-56-3
Ichikawa T.[6]
Lomakin G.
6-43-67-66