ITF M25 · Quarterfinals · M25 Maribor
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Basic
⚔️ The Gladiator
Popovic
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The ⚔️ The Gladiator archetype wins about 55% vs 🧱 The Wall across 3,180 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Mirza Basic here.
The Gladiator players often use physical intensity and balanced game to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Clay, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Basic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–2 | 2–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.69 | 1.52 |
| ROI % | -65.0% | -50.8% |
| Units P/L | -1.95u | -2.54u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Basic
0
Popovic
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Basic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Popovic's 25%).
| Opponent | Basic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Andrej Nedic | L 57 46 | W 76 64 |
| John Sperle | W 64 64 | L 61 67 16 |
| Mate Valkusz | L 26 63 16 | L 36 75 46 |
| Alexandre Aubriot | W 63 64 | L 36 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Basic | Popovic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.6% | 70.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 60.6% | 59.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.4% | 42.9% |
| Aces / Match | 2.7 | 0.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 4.7 | 3.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 27.9% | 48.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.9% | 40.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.4% | 54.5% |
| BP Converted % | 39.5% | 53.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 21 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 52.6% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46.2% | 50.5% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 33% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Marat Sharipov
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Andrej Nedic
Zagreb Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 10
Jan Klimas
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Carlos Sanchez Jover
Ostra Group Open By Porsche Servisni Centrum Ostrava · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 27
Juan Cruz Martin Manzano
Memorijal Mile Moralic - Split Open Jolly Autoline · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 3
Sergio Planella Hernandez
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
Jun 1
Edoardo Zanada
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
May 25
Alexander Vasilev
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Quarterfinals
May 25
Federico Valle
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 32
May 25
Benjamin Thomas George
M15 Kursumlijska Banja · Round of 16
May 18
Matchup overview
Mirza Basic and Stefan Popovic face off in the Quarterfinals at M25 Maribor on Clay.
Mirza Basic leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Mirza Basic is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Marat Sharipov (Jun 10).
Stefan Popovic is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Sergio Planella Hernandez (Jun 1).
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