ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Helsinki
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Niklas-Salminen
💥 Big Hitter
Poljak
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Patrik Niklas-Salminen here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Niklas-Salminen | Poljak |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 6.31 | 4.41 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Niklas-Salminen
0
Poljak
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Niklas-Salminen | Poljak |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 68.7% | 70% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 77.2% | 77.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.5% | 46.7% |
| Aces / Match | 6.5 | 4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.5 | 2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 100% | 50% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 45.3% | 43.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 45.7% | 71.4% |
| BP Converted % | 62.2% | 62.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 18 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 12 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 80% |
| Total Pts Won % | 59.2% | 62.8% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
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May 25
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May 24
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Nov 25
Daniil Golubev
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Nov 24
Nicolas Kicker
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Jul 20
Peter Makk
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May 24
Kenny De Schepper
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Mar 8
Lorenzo Angelini
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Feb 2
Gabriele Bosio
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Feb 1
James Trotter
Drummondville · Round of 32
Nov 12
Matchup overview
Patrik Niklas-Salminen and David Poljak face off in the Round of 32 at Helsinki on Hard.
Patrik Niklas-Salminen leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Patrik Niklas-Salminen is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Giorgio Tabacco (May 25).
David Poljak is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Peter Makk (May 24).
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