Rio Noguchi vs Dimitar KuzmanovNew Delhi CH Round of 16

New Delhi CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#222ATP
1532ELO
1513Hard ELO
27 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLWWLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
#394ATP
1431ELO
1425Hard ELO
32 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
Noguchi R.
6-4 6-3
Kuzmanov D.
Noguchi R.
662
Kuzmanov D.
430

Rio Noguchi defeated Dimitar Kuzmanov 6-4 6-3 in the New Delhi CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Rio Noguchi came in ranked #222, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Rio Noguchi closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Noguchi R.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Kuzmanov D.

Kuzmanov D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Noguchi R.

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
1st serve in·Even
67%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
59%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
56%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.0
1.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (28 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
23
17
Break points saved·Dominant
25
61
Break points won·Slight edge
26
31
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
13
Tiebreaks·Dominant
4
29

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.1+88 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.9Hard Elo 1425
6.3Overall Elo 1532
ELO gap
3.7Overall Elo 1431
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
5.1
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.8
Minutes 14d
4.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
86
60

Noguchi R.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d) · Kuzmanov D.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 65 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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