Nicolas Kicker vs Lukas Lacko — Australian Open Round of 64

Australian Open · ATP · Round of 64
Nicolas Kicker
ARG
Nicolas Kicker
#366ATP
1385ELO
1345Hard ELO
34 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWLWLWL
3 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 January 2018 ·
hard
SVK
Lukas Lacko
38 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWL
Kicker N.
6-2 7-5 1-6 7-5
Lacko L.
Kicker N.
67173
Lacko L.
25651

Nicolas Kicker defeated Lukas Lacko 6-2 7-5 1-6 7-5 in the Australian Open round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lukas Lacko came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Nicolas Kicker closed it out in four sets, 6–2 7–5 1–6 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Kicker N.Lacko L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
59%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
42%
35%
Break points saved·Even
57%
59%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.1
7.1
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 174). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Kicker N.Lacko L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
8
1
Break points saved·Even
50
52
Break points won·Dominant
36
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
7
32
Tiebreaks·Dominant
43
9

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

Freshness

Recent load
Kicker N.Lacko L.
Freshness·
76
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Kicker N.: 5 days rest · 3 matches, 61 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw