Alexei Popyrin vs Nicolas Mahut — Sydney Qualifying Round 2
Sydney · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLWWWLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 January 2018 ·
hard
Popyrin A.4-6 7-6 6-4
Mahut N.
Popyrin A.
4762
Mahut N.
6641
Alexei Popyrin defeated Nicolas Mahut 4-6 7-6 6-4 in the Sydney qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Mahut came in defending last year's round of 16, but Alexei Popyrin had been the form player, winning 4 of their last 7 on hard.
Key context
- Match story: Alexei Popyrin dropped the opening set before beating Nicolas Mahut 4–6 7–6 6–4.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
62%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
51%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Even
34%
35%
Break points saved·Even
66%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.7
5.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.2
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 63). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
49
46
Break points saved·Clear edge
97
84
Break points won·Clear edge
1
17
Deciding sets·Clear edge
68
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
88
45
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
82
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Popyrin A.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast