Francesco Passaro vs Nicolas Kicker — Buenos Aires Qualifying Round 1

Buenos Aires · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Francesco Passaro
ITA3
Francesco Passaro
#182ATP
1592ELO
1578Clay ELO
$88kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2026
clay
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#322ATP
1385ELO
1373Clay ELO
33 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Passaro F.
6-3 6-3
Kicker N.
Passaro F.
662
Kicker N.
330

Francesco Passaro defeated Nicolas Kicker 6-3 6-3 in the Buenos Aires qualifying round 1 on clay.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Passaro F.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kicker N.

Kicker N.serving65% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Passaro F.

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
Passaro F.Kicker N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Even
58%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
6.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Passaro F.Kicker N.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
30
Break points saved·Dominant
89
56
Break points won·Dominant
11
45
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
30
Tiebreaks·Dominant
84
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Passaro F.
7.4
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Kicker N.
4.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.4+205 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.6Clay Elo 1373
8.5Overall Elo 1592
ELO gap
1.5Overall Elo 1385
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
1.3
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 9
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
7.1
3-set count
4.0
6.0
Prev. match
Country comfort
6.4
6.0
Surface transition
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
Passaro F.Kicker N.
Freshness·Dominant
64
100

Passaro F.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d) · Kicker N.: 17 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 39%
Q2
Pellegrino A.[1]
Seyboth Wild T.[5]
7-696-1
Dellien H.[2]
Monteiro T.[6]
6-16-3
Midon L.
Galan D.[4]
6-44-66-3
Passaro F.[3]
Cecchinato M.[7]
5-76-46-2
Q1
Monteiro T.[6]
Agamenone F.
6-46-0
Passaro F.[3]
Kicker N.
6-36-3
Cecchinato M.[7]
Rodriguez Taverna S.
6-36-3
Midon L.
Meligeni Alves F.[8]
6-26-2
Galan D.[4]
Torres J.
6-27-64
Dellien H.[2]
Olivieri G.
6-16-4
Seyboth Wild T.[5]
Collarini A.
7-686-746-4
Pellegrino A.[1]
La Serna J.
6-16-3