Elias Ymer vs Pavel KotovShanghai Round of 32

Shanghai · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#204ATP
1548ELO
1527Hard ELO
30 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLLWL
1 — 2
Sets
Tuesday, 8 September 2026 ·
hard
Court 6 · 1st on
#250ATP
1597ELO
1601Hard ELO
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWLLLWLL
Ymer E.
6-3 3-6 6-7
Kotov P.
Ymer E.
63691
Kotov P.
367112

Pavel Kotov defeated Elias Ymer in the Round of 32 of the Shanghai tournament on hard courts. The match ended with a score of 3-6, 6-3, 7-6 in favor of Kotov. Both players recorded 3 service breaks and converted break points at a 23% and 27% rate respectively.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

Head to head

20
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-10-18MoscowQ1hardElias Ymer6-2 6-3
2021-10-16MoscowQ16hardElias Ymer6-2 6-3

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
78%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
Return points won·Even
35%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
65%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.7
6.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
22
51
Break points saved·Dominant
38
90
Break points won·Slight edge
14
25
Deciding sets·Even
87
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
17
28

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

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 06:50 UTC
Ymer E.47%
Kotov P.53%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.1Hard Elo 1527
Surface ELO
5.9+74 Hard Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1548
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1597
5.0First meeting on hard
H2H
5.0First meeting on hard
2.93 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.18 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0Clay → Hard
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
72
76

Ymer E.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d) · Kotov P.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 31 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
27°CPartly cloudy
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 55%

Draw