Max Houkes vs Luka Pavlovic — Kigali 2 CH Round of 32
Kigali 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2026 ·
clay
FRA6#207ATP
1510ELO
1467Clay ELO
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Houkes M.4-6 6-2 6-2
Pavlovic L.
Houkes M.
4662
Pavlovic L.
6221
Max Houkes defeated Luka Pavlovic 4-6 6-2 6-2 in the Kigali 2 CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Luka Pavlovic came in ranked #207, defending last year's semi-final.
Key context
- Match story: Max Houkes dropped the opening set before beating Luka Pavlovic 4–6 6–2 6–2.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
53%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
78%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
47%
Service points won·Even
60%
63%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
3.8
10.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.7
4.3
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Dominant
23
60
Break points saved·Dominant
66
93
Break points won·Slight edge
29
24
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
16
91
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Even
95
93
Houkes M.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Pavlovic L.: 6 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast