Niklas Schell vs Michiel De Krom

Liege · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final

GER

Niklas Schell

#997ATP

27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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0 — 2

Sets

Sunday, 5 July 2026 · 11:10

COURT 2 · 1st on

NED12

Michiel De Krom

#736ATP

28 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Schell N.

3-6 4-6

De Krom M.

Schell N.

340

De Krom M.

662

Michiel De Krom dropped just seven games in a straight-sets win over Niklas Schell in the Liege qualifying semi-final.

Key context

Set 1, game 3: Michiel De Krom saved three break points to hold serve.
Set 1, game 4: Michiel De Krom broke serve.
Set 2, game 2: Niklas Schell broke serve.
Pressure points: Niklas Schell converted 1 of 4 break points; Michiel De Krom converted 3 of 3 break points.

Pressure & serve by court

Schell N.

De Krom M.

Break points won

1/4

3/3

Break points saved

0/3

3/4

Break points from this match. Serve-by-court shows the share of service points won from each side of the court; the court side alternates every point.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Schell N.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs De Krom M.

De Krom M.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Schell 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. Small sample — read as indicative. About

Statistics

This season

Schell N.De Krom M.

1st serve in·Slight edge

59%

65%

1st serve points won·Even

63%

67%

2nd serve points won·Even

55%

53%

Service points won·Even

59%

62%

Return points won·Slight edge

28%

34%

Break points saved·Dominant

65%

Aces / match·Slight edge

3.0

4.1

Double faults / match·Clear edge

1.0

2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (1 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Schell N.

5.2

Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

De Krom M.

5.3

Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited

Form & Matchup

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0No prior meetings

0.0Lost last 2

Win streak

0.0Lost last 4

Context

5.0Didn't play here last year

Defending pts

5.0Didn't play here last year

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