ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Shymkent Challenger 2
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Brouwer
⚙️ Grinder
Gakhov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🪃 Counterpuncher is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 2,776 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Gijs Brouwer plays Ivan Gakhov.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Brouwer | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–2 | 7–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.94 | 2.04 |
| ROI % | -9.3% | +13.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.37u | +1.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Brouwer
0
Gakhov
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Gakhov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Brouwer's 0%).
| Opponent | Brouwer | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Bernard Tomic | L 64 36 26 | W 61 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Brouwer | Gakhov |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 61.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 76.6% | 71.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 47.3% | 51.3% |
| Aces / Match | 5 | 6.2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.3 | 3.3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 78.6% | 64.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26.7% | 24.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.3% | 57.7% |
| BP Converted % | 45.9% | 59.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23 | 23.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27.7 | 33.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 91.7% | 73% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.6% | 51.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 0% | 50% |
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Match summary
Gijs Brouwer meets Ivan Gakhov in the Round of 32 at Shymkent Challenger 2 on April 27 on outdoor clay. Brouwer, ranked 1216, arrives after a week away from competition; Gakhov sits at 263 and played six days ago. The two have never faced each other.
Gakhov has won four of his last ten matches while Brouwer has claimed just two of his last ten. On clay specifically, Gakhov owns a 9-11 record; Brouwer stands at 7-13. They split meetings with common opponents Bernard Tomic and Cristian Garin, with Gakhov defeating Tomic after Brouwer fell to him, and Brouwer beating Garin after Gakhov lost to him.
Brouwer relies on baseline consistency and rallying, grinding through extended points to wear down opponents. Gakhov operates as a counterpuncher, reading pace and redirecting the ball with timing rather than power. On a surface that rewards patience, Brouwer's willingness to construct points from the baseline could test Gakhov's reactivity, while Gakhov's shot placement and court sense demands Brouwer maintain discipline and avoid gifting free points.
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