Denis Istomin vs Mohamed Safwat — Almaty CH Round of 16
Almaty CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 October 2018 ·
clay
Istomin D.6-2 6-1
Safwat M.
Istomin D.
662
Safwat M.
210
Denis Istomin defeated Mohamed Safwat 6-2 6-1 in the Almaty CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Mohamed Safwat came in defending last year's round of 32.
Key context
- Match story: Denis Istomin dropped just 3 games past Mohamed Safwat.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
35%
40%
Break points saved·Even
61%
61%
Aces / match·Even
5.0
4.4
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 pressureClutch Rating·Clear edge
15
0
Break points saved·Dominant
84
43
Break points won·Slight edge
6
15
Deciding sets·Even
23
19
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
8
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast