Lakshit Sood vs Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha — New Delhi CH Qualifying Round 1
New Delhi CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 February 2016 ·
hard
Sood L.7-6 4-6 6-3
Kaliyanda Poonacha N.
Sood L.
7462
Kaliyanda Poonacha N.
6631
Lakshit Sood defeated Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 7-6 4-6 6-3 in the New Delhi CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, but Lakshit Sood had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 9 on hard. Lakshit Sood claimed a first win over Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.
Key context
- Match story: Lakshit Sood closed it out in three sets, 7–6 4–6 6–3.
Head to head
0–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015-08-24 | India F11 | R32 | hard | Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 6-3 6-2 |
| 2015-06-15 | India F8 | R16 | clay | Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha | 6-2 6-3 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Clear edge
52%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
48%
Service points won·Even
56%
60%
Return points won·Even
40%
37%
Break points saved·Even
54%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.7
3.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.8
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 166). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast