Pavel Kotov shocks Alexei Popyrin 6-3 5-7 7-6(3) in the 1st round in Dubai on Monday. The battle lasted 2 hours and 47 minutes. This will be his best result in this event. Previously, the best he could do was reach the qualifications in 2022. Here you can see his history at this event.

Dubai
Kotov's Record

Pavel added to his prize money $ 19,495 after winning this match. He has already won $ 41,765 after this win. If he wins the next match, Pavel will add $ 36,470 to his earnings to get in total $ 78,235 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Kotov
Popyrin
6-3 5-7 7-63
2h:47
116
116
Total points
109
109
56
56
Winners
45
45
48%
48%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
2
2
Aces
13
13
2
2
Double Faults
7
7
69%
69%
1st in
55%
55%
74%
74%
1st won
71%
71%
56/76
56/76
1st won
45/63
45/63
53%
53%
2nd won
54%
54%
18/34
18/34
2nd won
28/52
28/52
-- Break Points --
2/10
2/10
Total
2/3
2/3
20%
20%
Won
67%
67%
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At the end of the match, Pavel scored 116 points vs. the Australian’s 109.

Kotov

Pavel won this match even if he was struggling to find the solution in converting his break points as he converted only 20% (2/10) of the procured opportunities.

Popyrin

On the other side, the Australian was well focused in converting 67% of the break points that he procured points (2/3). Nevertheless, that was not enough to win the encounter.

After this match, the head to head between Kotov and Popyrin is 1-1.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Kotov 6-3
KotovPopyrin
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
30
40
KotovPopyrin
6
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KotovPopyrin
5
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
KotovPopyrin
4
3
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KotovPopyrin
3
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
40
A
KotovPopyrin
3
2
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
40
40
A
40
KotovPopyrin
2
2
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
KotovPopyrin
2
1
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
KotovPopyrin
1
1
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
KotovPopyrin
1
0
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15

Both players managed to hold their serve for the entire set. The only difference was just 1 break that Kotov conquered in the 8th game (5-3) just before eventually conquering the set (6-3).

Pavel lost a big opportunity to break the Australian in the 6th game when he had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

Popyrin was not able to offer any resistance in the last 4 games of the set when the score went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Pavel converted 12% of his break points (1/8). He had 8 break points opportunities in the 6th (3-2 0-40, 15-40, 30-40, 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 8th game (4-3 30-40 and 40-A). On the other side, Pavel didn’t concede a single break point during this set.

They played 70 points. Kotov was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Popyrin (38-32). Pavel surrendered 7 points on serve (21-7). On the other side, Popyrin conceded 17 points on serve (25-17).

2nd Set -
Popyrin 7-5
PopyrinKotov
7
5
15
0
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PopyrinKotov
7
5
15
0
30
0
40
0
PopyrinKotov
6
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
PopyrinKotov
5
5
0
15
15
15
15
30
15
40
PopyrinKotov
5
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40
PopyrinKotov
4
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
PopyrinKotov
4
3
15
0
30
0
40
0
PopyrinKotov
3
3
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
PopyrinKotov
2
3
15
0
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
PopyrinKotov
1
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
30
40
PopyrinKotov
1
2
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
PopyrinKotov
1
1
0
15
0
30
15
30
15
40
30
40

Alexei clinched the set after recovering from 1 break down. In fact, after conceding his serve in the 3rd (1-2) game, Popyrin broke back in the 6th (3-3) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.

The Australian failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5

to be broken at 30.

Popyrin was flawless in converting all his break points in the 6th (2-3 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 0-40). Also, on the other side, Pavel was on the money in converting all his break points in the 3rd game (1-1 15-40 and 30-40).

They contested 70 points. The Australian was the winner of the set after clinching 6 more points than Pavel (38-32). Popyrin surrendered 13 points on serve (23-13). Regarding the other side of the net, the Russian conceded 15 points on serve (19-15).

3rd Set -
Kotov 7-6
KotovPopyrin
7
6
P
0
1
K
1
1
K
2
1
P
3
1
P
3
2
K
4
2
K
5
2
P
5
3
P
6
3
K
7
3
KotovPopyrin
6
6
15
0
30
0
40
0
KotovPopyrin
5
6
0
15
0
30
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
KotovPopyrin
5
5
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
40
30
KotovPopyrin
4
5
15
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
30
40
KotovPopyrin
4
4
15
0
15
15
15
30
30
30
40
30
40
40
40
A
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
40
40
A
40
KotovPopyrin
3
4
0
15
0
30
0
40
KotovPopyrin
3
3
15
0
30
0
30
15
30
30
40
30
KotovPopyrin
2
3
0
15
0
30
0
40
15
40
30
40
KotovPopyrin
2
2
0
15
15
15
30
15
40
15
KotovPopyrin
1
2
0
15
15
15
15
30
30
30
30
40
40
40
40
A
KotovPopyrin
1
1
0
15
15
15
30
15
30
30
40
30
40
40
A
40

Neither player conceded a service game during this set. Therefore the affair had to be decided at the tiebreak. Finally, the Russian won the tiebreak at 7-3.

Tiebreak

The Russian won 3 minibreaks in the 4th (3-1), 9th (6-3) and 10th (7-3) point.

Pavel won the tiebreak 7-3 after he conquered a decisive 5-3 lead.

This was the tiebreak sequence: 0-1, 1-1, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-2, 5-2, 5-3, 6-3, 7-3

Neither player conceded a single break point during this set. On the other side, Popyrin wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 8th game (4-3 40-A).

They contested 85 points. Pavel won 7 points more than Alexei (46-39). Pavel conceded 14 points on serve (33-14). Regarding the other side of the net, Popyrin conceded 13 points on serve (25-13).

1st
Kotov
Popyrin
6-3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
0
2nd
Kotov
Popyrin
5-7
5
7
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
3rd
Kotov
Popyrin
7-6
7
6
6
6
5
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
1
2
1
1
0
1

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