Taro Daniel vs Alexei Popyrin — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 2
Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
JPN17#186ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
$64kYTD
$5.1MCAREER
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 6 March 2023 ·
hard
AUS7#128ATP
1741ELO
1681Hard ELO
$573kYTD
$9.7MCAREER
27 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Daniel T.6-4 4-6 6-1
Popyrin A.
Daniel T.
6462
Popyrin A.
4611
Taro Daniel defeated Alexei Popyrin 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexei Popyrin came in ranked #128, defending last year's round of 128.
Key context
- Match story: Taro Daniel came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 4–6 6–1.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
76%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
63%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
34%
Break points saved·Even
61%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
9.8
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.9
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (191 vs 173). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
20
49
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
97
Break points won·Dominant
34
1
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
68
Tiebreaks·Dominant
53
88
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
86
88
Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Popyrin A.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast