Nikola Ciric vs Aleksander Slovic — USA F2 Qualifying Round
USA F2 · ITF · Qualifying Round
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2009 ·
clay
SRBAleksander Slovic
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLLWWL
Ciric N.6-4 5-7 6-4
Slovic A.
Ciric N.
6562
Slovic A.
4741
Nikola Ciric defeated Aleksander Slovic 6-4 5-7 6-4 in the USA F2 qualifying round on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Aleksander Slovic came in leading the head-to-head 4–0. Nikola Ciric claimed a first win over Aleksander Slovic in five meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 4–1.
Key context
- Match story: Nikola Ciric edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.
Head to head
0–4| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-06-08 | Serbia F2 | R16 | clay | Aleksander Slovic | 7-6(2) 6-7(6) 6-1 |
| 2008-08-18 | Serbia F5 | R32 | clay | Aleksander Slovic | 7-6(6) 6-1 |
| 2008-06-23 | Serbia F2 | SF | clay | Aleksander Slovic | 7-5 4-2 |
| 2003-08-11 | Serbia & Montenegro 1 1 | QF | clay | Aleksander Slovic | 6-4 3-6 6-0 |
Statistics
This seasonCiric N.Slovic A.
1st serve in·
54%
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1st serve points won·
71%
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2nd serve points won·
51%
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Service points won·
62%
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Return points won·
33%
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Break points saved·
42%
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Aces / match·
2.0
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Double faults / match·
2.3
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Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window. ATP, WTA & Challenger.