Ilia Simakin vs Philip SekulicChennai CH Round of 16

Chennai CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#289ATP
1463ELO
1505Hard ELO
22 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2026
hard
#317ATP
1390ELO
1363Hard ELO
22 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWWLWW
Simakin I.
4-6 7-5 7-6
Sekulic P.
Simakin I.
47772
Sekulic P.
65611

Ilia Simakin defeated Philip Sekulic 4-6 7-5 7-6 in the Chennai CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Simakin I.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Sekulic P.

Sekulic P.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Simakin I.

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
1st serve in·Even
63%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.5
5.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 18). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
58
27
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
79
Break points won·Clear edge
26
9
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
45
Tiebreaks·Dominant
70
19

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
8.3
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.3+141 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.7Hard Elo 1363
8.3Overall Elo 1463
ELO gap
1.7Overall Elo 1390
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
10.0
Surface form
2.1
10.011-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 5
Fatigue & Travel
4.6
Minutes 14d
9.1
0.0
3-set count
8.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
77
92

Simakin I.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Sekulic P.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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