Nico Hipfl vs Alex Barrena — Tulln Round of 16

Tulln · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
AUTWC
Nico Hipfl
#825ATP
20 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWLWWLWWL
1 — 2
Sets
Wednesday, 9 September 2026 ·
clay
Center Court · 1st on
Alex Barrena
ARG8
Alex Barrena
#235ATP
1375ELO
1347Clay ELO
23 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLWLW
Hipfl N.
2-6 7-6 3-6
Barrena A.
Hipfl N.
27731
Barrena A.
66362

Alex Barrena advanced to the quarterfinals of the Tulln tournament, defeating Nico Hipfl in a three-set match. Barrena won 6-2, 6-7, 6-3, converting 83% of his break points and securing five service breaks to Hipfl's two. Barrena hit one ace to Hipfl's four, and both players made two double faults.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Around the match

  • “The disappointment is quite large.”

    Hipfl N.ORF ON ↗

  • The 20-year-old Austrian fought hard but fell to Barrena in a competitive three-set quarterfinal loss, unable to complete the comeback after winning the second-set tiebreak.

    Umpiry summary — not a quote

    Hipfl N.LAOLA1 ↗

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Key context

  • Match story: Alex Barrena closed it out in three sets, 6–2 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Hipfl N.Barrena A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
56%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
45%
Service points won·Slight edge
63%
55%
Return points won·Even
40%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (11 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 08:50 UTC
Hipfl N.38%
Barrena A.62%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Barrena A. narrowly ahead

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
Hipfl N.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Barrena A.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
2.42 of last 9 on clay
Surface form
5.96 of last 10 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
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.

Freshness

Recent load
Hipfl N.Barrena A.
Freshness·Slight edge
88
79

Hipfl N.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d) · Barrena A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
31°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 33%

Draw