Pavel Kotov vs Alexei Popyrin — Dubai Round of 32
Dubai · ATP · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2023 ·
hard
#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLLL
Kotov P.6-3 5-7 7-6
Popyrin A.
Kotov P.
6572
Popyrin A.
3761
Pavel Kotov defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-3 5-7 7-6 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #128, defending last year's round of 16.
Key context
- Match story: Pavel Kotov closed it out in three sets, 6–3 5–7 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
65%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
71%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
63%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.5
9.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.7
2.8
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (162 vs 172). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
51
49
Break points saved·Slight edge
90
97
Break points won·Clear edge
25
1
Deciding sets·Clear edge
89
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
28
88
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·
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83
Popyrin A.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast