Ilia Simakin vs Alex Bolt — Gwangju CH Round of 32

Gwangju CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
RUS
Ilia Simakin
#289ATP
1463ELO
1505Hard ELO
22 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 April 2026
hard
Alex Bolt
AUS5
Alex Bolt
#166ATP
1588ELO
1541Hard ELO
$125kYTD
$2.2MCAREER
33 yrs · 183 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLL
Simakin I.
7-6 3-6 6-1
Bolt A.
Simakin I.
77362
Bolt A.
65611

Ilia Simakin defeated Alex Bolt 7-6 3-6 6-1 in the Gwangju CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Ilia Simakin came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 3–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Simakin I.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Bolt A.

Bolt A.serving86% hold

wins 67% 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
Simakin I.Bolt A.
1st serve in·Even
62%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
64%
66%
Return points won·Even
38%
35%
Break points saved·Even
65%
67%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.7
8.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 28). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Simakin I.Bolt A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
58
44
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
93
Break points won·Clear edge
26
7
Deciding sets·Dominant
79
46
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
70
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Simakin I.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Bolt A.
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.2Hard Elo 1505
Surface ELO
4.8+36 Hard Elo edge
5.0Overall Elo 1463
ELO gap
5.0Overall Elo 1588
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
7.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.1
Minutes 14d
5.2
0.0
3-set count
4.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Simakin I.Bolt A.
Freshness·Clear edge
77
100

Simakin I.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d) · Bolt A.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Kwon S.
Holmgren A.
6-47-5
Semi-finals
Holmgren A.
Riedi L.[7]
4-3
Kwon S.
Hsu Y.
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Riedi L.[7]
Mccabe J.
6-16-4
Holmgren A.
Shimizu Y.
7-666-4
Kwon S.
Chung H.
3-66-26-4
Hsu Y.
Schoolkate T.[2]
7-696-4
R16
Shimizu Y.
Shimabukuro S.[1]
0-67-666-4
Holmgren A.
Galarneau A.
6-46-3
Mccabe J.
Sweeny D.[4]
6-766-17-68
Riedi L.[7]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
Kwon S.
Simakin I.
7-616-3
Chung H.
Chidekh C.
7-57-5
Hsu Y.
Lajal M.[6]
7-6106-736-3
Schoolkate T.[2]
Broady L.
6-766-36-2
R32
Shimizu Y.
Uchiyama Y.
6-727-50-0
Shimabukuro S.[1]
Park U.
7-646-1
Mccabe J.
Uchida K.
6-47-5
Kukushkin M.
Kotov P.
1-66-26-3
Simakin I.
Bolt A.[5]
7-653-66-1
Chidekh C.
Wong C.[3]
3-66-26-1
Lajal M.[6]
Jones M.
7-55-77-66
Broady L.
Zhukayev B.
6-26-1
Hsu Y.
Cassone M.
6-34-3
Holmgren A.
Yunchaokete B.[8]
6-46-4
Sweeny D.[4]
Wu T.
6-31-66-1
Riedi L.[7]
Sharipov M.
3-66-47-5
Chung H.
Jung J.
6-36-4
Schoolkate T.[2]
Matsuoka H.
6-06-4
Galarneau A.
Noguchi R.
6-46-2
Kwon S.
Masur D.
6-27-65