ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Nur-Sultan
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kotov
🎯 Baseliner
Popko
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 59% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 671 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Pavel Kotov here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Kotov | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–4 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 1.67 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -6.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -0.74u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Kotov
0
Popko
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Popko has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Kotov's 0%).
| Opponent | Kotov | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Jie Cui | L 26 63 46 | W |
| Mackenzie McDonald | L 57 26 | L 76 46 57 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Kotov | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.2% | 56.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.5% | 62.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49% | 46.2% |
| Aces / Match | 3.2 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.8 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 64.7% | 53.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.1% | 41.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 45.9% | 47.8% |
| BP Converted % | 45.7% | 52.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 26 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 43 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.2% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.5% | 50.2% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 64% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
Pavel Kotov and Dmitry Popko face off in the Round of 32 at Nur-Sultan on Hard.
Pavel Kotov leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Pavel Kotov is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Leo Raquillet (Jun 11).
Dmitry Popko is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alvaro Lopez San Martin (Jun 19).
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