Marcos Giron vs Nuno Borges — Phoenix CH Quarter-final

Phoenix CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
Marcos Giron
USA7
Marcos Giron
#87ATP
1718ELO
1704Hard ELO
$495kYTD
$6.9MCAREER
32 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Tuesday, 10 March 2026
hard
Nuno Borges
POR4
Nuno Borges
#52ATP
1769ELO
1714Hard ELO
$811kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
29 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLLWL
Giron M.
7-6 6-2
Borges N.
Giron M.
71062
Borges N.
6820

Marcos Giron defeated Nuno Borges 7-6 6-2 in the Phoenix CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nuno Borges came in ranked #52, defending last year's semi-final. Marcos Giron extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Marcos Giron closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–2.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-04-24Madrid MastersR128clayMarcos Giron6-2 7-6(7)

Serve vs return

This season
Giron M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Borges N.

Borges N.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Giron M.

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

Serve & return on hard

Giron M.Borges N.
29
Serve
36
45
Return
16

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Giron M.Borges N.
1st serve in·Even
64%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
49%
Service points won·Even
65%
65%
Return points won·Even
38%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.2
6.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (25 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Giron M.Borges N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
77
Break points saved·Even
98
98
Break points won·Clear edge
42
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
56
96
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
89
70

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Giron M.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Borges N.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.6Hard Elo 1704
Surface ELO
4.4+10 Hard Elo edge
5.7Overall Elo 1718
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1769
5.0
H2H
5.0
4.6
Surface form
3.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.6
Minutes 14d
8.0
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
8.5

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
Giron M.Borges N.
Freshness·Slight edge
89
96

Giron M.: 10 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Borges N.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Quinn E.[8]
Giron M.[7]
7-614-67-5
Semi-finals
Giron M.[7]
Moutet C.[1]
4-66-36-4
Quinn E.[8]
Harris B.
7-667-65
Quarter-finals
Giron M.[7]
Borges N.[4]
7-686-2
Quinn E.[8]
Bonzi B.
7-647-67
Moutet C.[1]
Basilashvili N.
7-656-4
Harris B.
Mannarino A.[3]
6-46-746-4
R16
Basilashvili N.
Cazaux A.
W/O
Borges N.[4]
Duckworth J.
3-66-46-2
Giron M.[7]
Friend J.
7-54-67-69
Mannarino A.[3]
Bicknell B.
6-726-26-2
Bonzi B.
Riedi L.
6-36-3
Harris B.
Blanch D.
3-67-657-66
Quinn E.[8]
Mmoh M.
6-16-3
Moutet C.[1]
Halys Q.
6-46-4
R32
Halys Q.
Travaglia S.
4-67-637-65
Bonzi B.
Bolt A.
3-66-37-64
Harris B.
Vukic A.
7-667-63
Duckworth J.
Struff J.
6-736-46-4
Giron M.[7]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-06-1
Blanch D.
Atmane T.[5]
6-46-4
Bicknell B.
Krueger M.
7-655-76-4
Quinn E.[8]
Shevchenko A.
6-746-46-2
Mmoh M.
Nava E.
6-27-63
Cazaux A.
Fearnley J.
6-23-66-1
Friend J.
Kozlov S.
6-24-66-3
Basilashvili N.
Majchrzak K.[6]
7-636-3