ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Almaty 2
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Vera
🪃 Counterpuncher
Popko
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 57% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,775 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Tomas Barrios Vera here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Vera | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–7 | 0–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.02 | 2.35 |
| ROI % | -30.2% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.62u | -3.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Vera
0
Popko
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Vera has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Popko's 0%).
| Opponent | Vera | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Luciano Darderi | L 16 36 | L 36 36 |
| Ugo Blanchet | W 67 63 76 | L 36 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Vera | Popko |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.3% | 56.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.4% | 62.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.7% | 46.2% |
| Aces / Match | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.7 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 48.7% | 53.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.1% | 41.8% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.4% | 47.8% |
| BP Converted % | 39.7% | 52.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 22.2 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 25.6 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.4% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.8% | 50.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 42% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Benjamin Bonzi
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 15
Thanasi Kokkinakis
Bratislava Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Luka Pavlovic
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 24
Harold Mayot
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Nishesh Basavareddy
Oeiras Open 4 · Round of 16
May 13
Matchup overview
Tomas Barrios Vera and Dmitry Popko face off in the Round of 16 at Almaty 2 on Clay.
Tomas Barrios Vera leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Tomas Barrios Vera is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Benjamin Bonzi (Jun 15).
Dmitry Popko is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Alvaro Lopez San Martin (Jun 19).
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