ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Lugano
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Cassone
⚙️ Grinder
Nikles
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 53% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 2,683 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Murphy Cassone here.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Cassone | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–4 | 5–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.06 | 2.41 |
| ROI % | -5.6% | +13.7% |
| Units P/L | -0.50u | +0.96u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Cassone
0
Nikles
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cassone has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nikles's 0%).
| Opponent | Cassone | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Alex Rybakov | W 62 63 | L 63 46 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Cassone | Nikles |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 60.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 67.6% | 62.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.1% | 44.4% |
| Aces / Match | 4.8 | 1.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 3.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 63.8% | 50.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.7% | 44.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.8% | 55.9% |
| BP Converted % | 25.6% | 46.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 14.4 | 21.7 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 25.9 | 40.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 89.7% | 76.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.6% | 51.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 56% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Ronald Hohmann
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 13
Liam Broady
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · Round of 32
Apr 14
Mattia Bellucci
Miami Open presented by Itau · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 17
Francesco Maestrelli
Miami Open presented by Itau · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 16
Pavel Kotov
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Quarterfinals
Mar 13
Gustavo Heide
Copa Internacional de Tenis · Round of 16
Apr 9
Valerio Aboian
Copa Internacional de Tenis · Round of 32
Apr 7
Murkel Dellien
São Léo Open de Tênis · Round of 16
Apr 1
Joao Eduardo Schiessl
São Léo Open de Tênis · Round of 32
Mar 31
Wilson Leite
São Léo Open de Tênis · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Matchup overview
Murphy Cassone and Johan Nikles face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Lugano on Hard.
Murphy Cassone leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Murphy Cassone is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Ronald Hohmann (May 13).
Johan Nikles is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Gustavo Heide (Apr 9).
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