Franco Ribero vs Pavel Kotov — Royan Round of 32

Royan · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ARGQ
Franco Ribero
#744ATP
26 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Tuesday, 16 June 2026 ·
clay
COURT 4 · 4th on
Pavel Kotov
RUS
Pavel Kotov
#248ATP
1625ELO
1557Clay ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Ribero F.
vs
Kotov P.

Franco Ribero faces Pavel Kotov in the Royan round of 32 on clay. Pavel Kotov is the paper favourite — ranked #248 — but Franco Ribero arrives in form, winning 3 of their last 5 on clay to Pavel Kotov's 1.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Ribero F.
5.9
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Kotov P.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.88 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
1.01 of last 10 on clay
Win streak
0.0Lost last 4
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year
Opponent rise
5.0Opponent hot: 8 of last 10

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.

Form trajectory

Ribero F.Surging
Kotov P.Sliding

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

21 vs 27 matches

Statistics

This season
Ribero F.Kotov P.
1st serve in·Even
65%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
68%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
65%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
6.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 27). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Ribero F.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Kotov P.

Kotov P.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Ribero F.

Serve advantage — Kotov P.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Freshness

Recent load
Ribero F.Kotov P.
Freshness·Slight edge
78
87

Ribero F.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 29 games (7d) · Kotov P.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

4th on COURT 4 · not before Followed By · 3 matches still to finish ahead

  1. 1Alcala Gurri M. v Santamarta Roig A.
  2. 2Erel Y. v Tabata R.
  3. 3Janvier M. v Demanet E.
  4. 4Ribero F. v Kotov P.This match

Conditions

Weather forecast
22°CClear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 66%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.