Niels Visker vs Mert Alkaya — Lugano CH Qualifying Round 1

Lugano CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
NED
Niels Visker
#453ATP
1371ELO
1365Hard ELO
24 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 23 February 2026
hard
TUR5
Mert Alkaya
#332ATP
1358ELO
1337Hard ELO
26 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLWLW
Visker N.
6-4 3-6 7-6
Alkaya M.
Visker N.
63772
Alkaya M.
46641

Niels Visker defeated Mert Alkaya 6-4 3-6 7-6 in the Lugano CH qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Niels Visker closed it out in three sets, 6–4 3–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Visker N.serving89% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Alkaya M.

Alkaya M.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Visker N.

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
Visker N.Alkaya M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
52%
1st serve points won·Clear edge
81%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
70%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
33%
39%
Break points saved·Clear edge
77%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
10.8
4.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 14). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Visker N.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Alkaya M.
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.0+28 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
6.0Hard Elo 1337
3.7Overall Elo 1371
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1358
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.7
Surface form
4.3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.2
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
Visker N.Alkaya M.
Freshness·
93
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Visker N.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Knaff A.
Forti F.
6-26-4
Brunclik P.[1]
Oradini G.
6-47-61
Dietrich D.
Rybakov A.[2]
7-56-4
Piraino G.[3]
Nesterov P.[11]
3-66-37-63
Forejtek J.[4]
Thomas F.
7-676-3
Basic M.[12]
Visker N.
6-47-63
Q1
Brunclik P.[1]
Parizzia N.
7-636-4
Dietrich D.
Potenza L.[7]
7-656-4
Piraino G.[3]
Ovcharenko O.
3-66-26-3
Basic M.[12]
Von Der Schulenburg J.
7-634-66-4
Knaff A.
Arnaboldi F.[6]
7-56-4
Oradini G.
Kuhar M.
6-22-66-4
Rybakov A.[2]
Nikles J.
3-66-46-2
Nesterov P.[11]
Iannaccone F.
3-66-27-5
Forejtek J.[4]
Romano F.
6-46-1
Thomas F.
Molleker R.[8]
6-11-66-4
Visker N.
Alkaya M.[5]
6-43-67-64
Forti F.
Bondioli F.[9]
3-67-6107-5