Blaz Rola vs Dmitry PopkoPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Blaz Rola and Dmitry Popko have met 4 times since 2019; Blaz Rola leads 4–0. Their first meeting came at Knoxville in 2019 on hard. On hard courts Rola leads 3–0. Rola has won the last 4 meetings. Across all meetings Rola has taken 8 sets to Popko's 1. Their most recent meeting: Blaz Rola won at US Open (2021).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rola | Popko | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Blaz Rola | Dmitry Popko | ||
| Wins in straight sets | — | 75% | 15/20 | |
| Wins a set when losing | — | 47% | 8/17 | |
| Goes to a deciding set | — | 35% | 13/37 | |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 54% | 7/13 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | — | 73% | 8/11 | |
| Tiebreak sets won | — | 60% | 6/10 | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | — | 90% | 19/21 | |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | — | 71% | 15/21 | |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 3 of 4 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rola 3, Popko 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rola
🛡️ The Spoiler
Popko
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 407 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Dmitry Popko.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
4 career meetings, newest first
Aug 30, 2021
US Open
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 5, 2021
Split 1
C Clay · Round of 32
Mar 1, 2021
Dubai
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 7, 2019
Knoxville
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rola | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | - | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | - | 1.78 |
| ROI % | - | -18.1% |
| Units P/L | - | -2.36u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rola | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | SRB |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Micah Braswell
Knoxville · 2nd Round Qualifying
Nov 4
Kyle Edmund
Knoxville · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 3
Patrick Zahraj
Charlottesville · 2nd Round Qualifying
Oct 28
Aidan Mayo
Charlottesville · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 27
Alex Molcan
Valencia · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 6
Elmer Moller
Braga · 2nd Round Qualifying
Sep 30
Jacopo Berrettini
Braga · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 29
Kilian Feldbausch
Bad Waltersdorf · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 15
Kristijan Juhas
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Semifinals
Aug 29
Stefano D'Agostino
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
Aug 28
Edouard Villoslada
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 26
Kristijan Juhas
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
Aug 21
Egor Khotchenkov
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 2nd Round
Aug 20
Mukkesh Sabaresh Vijay Shankar
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 19
Mukkesh Sabaresh Vijay Shankar
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 19
Matheus Pucinelli De Almeida
Bogota Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 7
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 37–37 matches
| Metric | Rola | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | - | 54% |
| Sets won | - | 55% |
| Games won | - | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rola | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 1 | 0 |
| ATP 500 | 1 | 0 |
| ATP Challenger Tour | 2 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rola | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 3 | 0 |
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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