Denis Istomin vs Yen Hsun LuIndian Wells Masters Round of 128

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Round of 128
39 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Thursday, 8 March 2012 ·
hard
43 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Istomin D.
7-6 6-3
Hsun Lu Y.
Istomin D.
762
Hsun Lu Y.
630

Denis Istomin defeated Yen Hsun Lu 7-6 6-3 in the Indian Wells Masters round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yen Hsun Lu came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, defending last year's round of 64. Denis Istomin narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Denis Istomin closed it out in two sets, 7–6 6–3.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-06-15Queen's ClubQ2grassYen Hsun Lu7-6 7-6
2014-08-10Cincinnati MastersR64hardYen Hsun Lu6-3 6-4
2013-07-22AtlantaR16hardDenis Istomin7-5 6-2

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
53%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
5.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
15
9
Break points saved·Clear edge
84
72
Break points won·Clear edge
6
22
Deciding sets·Clear edge
23
8
Tiebreaks·Even
28
25

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw