Daniel Michalski vs Taro Daniel — Kobe Round of 32
Why
Surface+86 Hard Elo edgeAgainst the prediction · Daniel T.
Overall ratingOverall Elo 1567Against the prediction · Daniel T.
Recent runLost last 5Informative
Head-to-headFirst meeting on hardBoth players
This eventDidn't play here last yearBoth players
ELO1 735
Hard ELO1 555
Last 107–3
Age26
Height180 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $283K2026 $35K
ELO1 756
Hard ELO1 630
Last 104–6
Age33
Height191 cm
PlaysRight
EarningsCareer $5.1M2026 $91K
Daniel Michalski faces Taro Daniel in the Kobe round of 32 on hard. Taro Daniel is the paper favourite — ranked #172, a roughly 90-point hard Elo advantage — but Daniel Michalski has won their only previous meeting, though none on hard.
Key context
- Freshness: Workload contrast: Daniel Michalski 39 games in 14 days, Taro Daniel 53.
- Head-to-head: Daniel Michalski leads the head-to-head 1–0; this is their first meeting on hard. Last met at Lisboa CH 2021.
Common opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Evidence
Michalski D.Daniel T.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss7–3 (ahead)4–6
Season win rate59% (38–26)67% (42–21) (ahead)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO17351756 (ahead)
Hard-court ELO15551630 (ahead)
Serve vs returnLast 58 vs 62 matches
1st-serve points won67%67%
Return points won44% (ahead)41%
Aces / match1.93.7 (ahead)
ClutchLast 58 vs 62 matches
Break points saved55%64% (ahead)
Draw
Odds
Cite this
Umpiry, "Daniel Michalski vs Taro Daniel — Kobe Round of 32", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-11-16/daniel-vs-michalski-kobe-r32?utm_source=cite (as of 16 November 2026).