Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo vs Alex BarrenaTrieste Round of 16

Trieste · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#214ATP
1563ELO
1532Clay ELO
27 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 9 July 2026 ·
clay
#253ATP
1375ELO
1347Clay ELO
$100kYTD
$266kCAREER
23 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sanchez Izquierdo N.
vs
Barrena A.

Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo faces Alex Barrena in the Trieste round of 16 on clay. Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo holds the paper edge — ranked #214, a roughly 190-point clay Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 21:20 UTC
Sanchez Izquierdo N.81%
Barrena A.19%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Strong favourite · Sanchez Izquierdo N. heavily favoured

Calibrated model · 63% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.3+186 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.7Clay Elo 1347
7.3Overall Elo 1563
ELO gap
2.7Overall Elo 1375
4.3Trails 1–2 on clay
H2H
5.7Leads 2–1 on clay
6.57 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
2.82 of last 10 on clay
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

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

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

37 vs 25 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
55%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
55%
Return points won·Even
42%
40%
Break points saved·Even
51%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.8
2.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (37 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Sanchez Izquierdo N.serving70% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Barrena A.

Barrena A.serving50% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Sanchez Izquierdo N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
19
30
Break points saved·Clear edge
27
43
Break points won·Dominant
29
54
Deciding sets·Dominant
70
27
Tiebreaks·Dominant
1
68

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
100
88

Sanchez Izquierdo N.: 15 days rest · Barrena A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 19 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather forecast
29°CClear
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 34%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.