Ilia Simakin vs Nikolai Barsukov — Phan Thiet 2 CH Quarter-final

Phan Thiet 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
RUS
Ilia Simakin
#289ATP
1463ELO
1505Hard ELO
22 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 January 2026
hard
GER
Nikolai Barsukov
#735ATP
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWLLWLW
Simakin I.
7-6 7-5
Barsukov N.
Simakin I.
7772
Barsukov N.
6250

Ilia Simakin defeated Nikolai Barsukov 7-6 7-5 in the Phan Thiet 2 CH quarter-final on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Simakin I.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Barsukov N.

Barsukov N.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Simakin I.

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
Simakin I.Barsukov N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
55%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
77%
2nd serve points won·Clear edge
52%
40%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
38%
40%
Break points saved·Clear edge
65%
48%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.6
5.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
6.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 4). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Simakin I.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Barsukov N.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.9
Surface form
4.1
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
4.2
Minutes 14d
8.2
0.0
3-set count
4.0
9.0
Prev. match
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
Simakin I.Barsukov N.
Freshness·
77
—

Simakin I.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Simakin I.
Zhou Y.[6]
7-56-4
Semi-finals
Zhou Y.[6]
Michalski D.[7]
7-630-0
Simakin I.
Sakellaridis S.
3-66-46-3
Quarter-finals
Michalski D.[7]
Bax F.
6-26-4
Simakin I.
Barsukov N.
7-627-5
Zhou Y.[6]
Hsu Y.[4]
7-646-3
Sakellaridis S.
Martin Tiffon P.[8]
6-26-3
R16
Bax F.
Gengel M.
6-21-0
Barsukov N.
Sin S.
6-16-3
Simakin I.
Bar Biryukov P.
4-66-46-2
Sakellaridis S.
Bailly G.[3]
6-36-2
Martin Tiffon P.[8]
Jones M.
6-26-2
Zhou Y.[6]
Denolly C.
6-17-62
Hsu Y.[4]
Blanch D.
6-03-66-3
Michalski D.[7]
Jasika O.
6-41-66-1
R32
Sin S.
Jorda Sanchis D.
6-33-62-1
Bax F.
Sun F.
2-66-36-4
Barsukov N.
Gomez F.[1]
7-637-5
Bar Biryukov P.
Ribecai M.
6-46-2
Simakin I.
Cina F.[5]
6-33-66-3
Sakellaridis S.
Kwon S.
6-26-3
Martin Tiffon P.[8]
Vu H.
6-16-2
Zhou Y.[6]
Cui J.
6-37-64
Blanch D.
Ferguson C.
6-06-1
Hsu Y.[4]
Bertrand R.
7-57-65
Michalski D.[7]
Handel T.
7-56-1
Gengel M.
Crawford O.[2]
1-66-16-1
Jasika O.
Marmousez L.
3-4
Denolly C.
Chung H.
6-26-4
Jones M.
Sharipov M.
6-37-64
Bailly G.[3]
Matsuoka H.
6-16-3