Prediction of Denis Istomin vs Michael Russell Head-to-Head, At

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
D. Istomin vs M. Russell

Denis Istomin

UZB

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'8" (173 cm)

740

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$3.0M

Career Money

$689.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Michael Russell

USA

3

Win

Played

1

Win

Age

6'2" (188 cm)

Height

5'8" (173 cm)

740

C. Rank

Ret.

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$3.0M

Career Money

$689.4K

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Istomin 3 - 1 Russell

They have played 8 sets in total, with Denis Istomin winning 6 and Michael Russell winning 2. The last match between Denis Istomin and Michael Russell was at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis, 22-02-2013, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Denis Istomin getting the victory 6-4 7-6(5).

Players	Head To Head Match Wins
Istomin	3
Russell	1

Last 4 H2H Matches:

(QF) U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis(02-22-13)

Stats

Denis Istomin

Michael Russell

(R2) SAP Open - San Jose(02-16-12)

Stats

Denis Istomin

Michael Russell

(R2) SAP Open - San Jose(02-10-11)

Stats

Denis Istomin

Michael Russell

D. Istomin vs M. Russell H2H Profile

D. Istomin	Stats	M. Russell
$3,029,610	Career Prize Money	$689,357
53.09% (585-517)	Career Total W/L	57.74% (552-404)
0	Hard	1
3	Indoor	0
19	Titles	21
3	Total H2H Matches	1
0% (0-0)	YTD Win/Loss	0% (0-0)

D. Istomin vs M. Russell Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Denis Istomin has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Michael Russell has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Denis Istomin, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Michael Russell has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 0% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
Under pressure analysis: Denis Istomin has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Michael Russell has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Denis Istomin has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/1), with Michael Russell winning 0% (W/L 0/0) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Denis Istomin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 60% (W/L 273/185), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 46% (W/L 104/123). Michael Russell has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 60% (W/L 91/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 44% (W/L 22/28).
Player level: In the last year, Denis Istomin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/1), where as Michael Russell has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
Direct H2H matches: They have played 4 times before with Denis Istomin winning 3 times and Michael Russell being victorious 1 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Denis Istomin winning 6 and Michael Russell winning 2.
The last match between Denis Istomin and Michael Russell was at the U.S. National Indoor Tennis Championships - Memphis, 22-02-2013, Round: QF, Surface: I.hard, with Denis Istomin getting the victory 6-4 7-6(5).
Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:10:29.
Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Denis Istomin has played against opponents with an average rank of 394 while Michael Russell has played against players with an average rank of 0.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Denis Istomin has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Michael Russell has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Denis Istomin has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Michael Russell has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.

Denis Istomin vs Michael Russell Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

D. Istomin vs M. Russell H2H Stats Used In Our Predictions

D. Istomin	Stats	M. Russell
3	H2H Matches Won	1
6	Sets Won	2
49	Games Won	39
27	Aces (Total)	8
4	Total Double Faults	17
1:10:29	Average Match Time	1:10:29
65% (173/268)	1st Serve %	65% (190/293)
71% (123/173)	1st Serve Win %	67% (127/190)
53% (50/95)	2nd Serve Win %	41% (42/103)
47% (15/32)	Break Pts Won %	52% (11/21)
42% (124/293)	Return Points Win %	35% (95/268)
75% (3/4)	Best‑of‑3 Win %	25% (1/4)
100% (3/3)	1st Set Won, Won Match	100% (1/1)
0% (0/3)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	0% (0/1)
0% (0/1)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	0% (0/3)

Recent Performance Stats

D. Istomin Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Cherbourg Challenger - 10-03-2025
Q1 David Jorda SanchisD. Jorda	L	6-1 6-1	Stats
Astana Challenger - 24-07-2023
Q1 Arslanbek AitkulovA. Aitkulov	L	6-2 6-4	Stats
Rome Challenger - 24-04-2023
Q3 Francesco FortiF. Forti	L	6-1 6-3	Stats
Q1 Sebastian FanselowS. Fanselow	W	6-4 4-6 6-3	Stats
Maia Challenger - 28-11-2022
R1 Nuno BorgesN. Borges	L	6-3 6-0	Stats

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M. Russell Recent Matches Played

OPPONENT	RESULT	SCORE	H2H
Sarasota Challenger - 13-04-2015
R1 Renzo OlivoR. Olivo	L	6-3 6-4	Stats
Q3 Rogerio Dutra Da SilvaR. Dutra	L	6-7(5) 7-5 6-3	Stats
Q2 Facundo MenaF. Mena	W	6-3 6-1	Stats
Q1 Fernando RomboliF. Romboli	W	6-0 7-6(5)	Stats
US Men's Clay Court Championship - Houston - 06-04-2015
Q1 Hyeon ChungH. Chung	L	4-6 6-2 6-4	Stats

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D. Istomin vs M. Russell Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

D. Istomin	Stats	M. Russell
53.09% (585/517)	YTD Win/Loss	57.74% (552/404)
52.53% (1414/1278)	Sets Win/Loss	55.83% (1265/1001)
51.15% (13382/12779)	Games Win/Loss	52.54% (11059/9991)
59.61% (273/185)	Hard Win/Loss	60.70% (312/202)
49.69% (159/161)	Clay Win/Loss	53.16% (126/111)
45.99% (109/128)	Indoor Hard W/L	59.35% (92/63)
50.57% (44/43)	Grass Win/Loss	44.00% (22/28)
0.37	Aces Per Game	0.1
4692	Aces Total	981
0.11	Double Faults Per Game	0.12
1396	Total Double Faults	1200
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
554.94	Average Opponent Rank	566.04
65% (38540/58965)	1st Serve %	65% (17969/27792)
71% (27351/38540)	1st Serve Win %	67% (11992/17969)
51% (10405/20415)	2nd Serve Win %	50% (4902/9823)
38% (1806/4788)	Break Points Won % (Total)	42% (1122/2702)
36% (21414/59238)	Return Points Win %	39% (10826/27536)
42.22% (38/52)	Slam W/L	46.99% (39/44)
40.00% (38/57)	Masters W/L	49.49% (49/50)
66.04% (35/18)	Cups W/L	0% (0/0)
47.83% (176/192)	Main Tour W/L	48.16% (118/127)
58.43% (246/175)	Challenger W/L	63.09% (306/179)
71.43% (50/20)	Futures W/L	90.91% (40/4)
53% (502/940)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	61% (532/878)
52% (69/132)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	21% (10/48)
51% (245/476)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	50% (125/249)
51% (163/322)	Deciding Set Win %	55% (171/312)
86% (560/480)	1st Set Won, Won Match	83% (532/444)
14% (560/78)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	16% (532/85)
19% (541/102)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	24% (423/102)