Aidan Kim vs Karl PolingLexington Qualifying Semi-final

Lexington · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Semi-final
#581ATP
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Sunday, 2 August 2026 ·
hard
STADIUM 2 · 2nd on
#491ATP
1314ELO
1320Hard ELO
26 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10
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Kim A.
vs
Poling K.

Aidan Kim faces Karl Poling in the Lexington qualifying semi-final on hard. They have met once, Aidan Kim leading 1–0. Aidan Kim brings the better recent hard form (8 of 10).

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 07:50 UTC
Kim A.62%
Poling K.38%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Kim A. narrowly ahead

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

Key context

  • Surface form: Aidan Kim 8 of 10, Karl Poling 5 of 10 on hard recently — Aidan Kim the sharper of late.
  • Head-to-head: Aidan Kim leads the head-to-head 1–0. Last met at M25 Edwardsville 1 2025.
  • Fatigue load: Karl Poling carries the heavier recent load — 1 three-setter to 0 in the past fortnight.

Common opponents

Last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months.
Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
7.0Leads 1–0 on hard
H2H
3.0Trails 0–1 on hard
6.36 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
5.36 of last 10 on hard
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
6.0Won 66% in Usa (115)
Country comfort
5.0Won 50% in Usa (32)
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.

4 vs 19 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
59%
52%
Service points won·Slight edge
68%
61%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Even
59%
58%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.0
1.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (4 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Kim A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Poling K.

Poling K.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Kim A.

Serve advantage — Kim A.

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
Freshness·
82

Poling K.: 5 days rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather forecast
22°CMainly clear
Wind 12 km/hHumidity 86%

Head to head

10
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-07-30M25 Edwardsville 1R32hardAidan Kim5-7 7-5 6-2

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