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

Wojtek Kolan

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H2H Records Career Stats

HEAD TO HEAD
M. Russell vs D. Istomin

Michael Russell

USA

1

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

5'8" (173 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

740

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$689.4K

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Denis Istomin

UZB

1

Win

Played

3

Win

Age

5'8" (173 cm)

Height

6'2" (188 cm)

Ret.

C. Rank

740

Best Rank

Total Titles

YTD Titles

$689.4K

Career Money

$3.0M

Right-Handed

Plays

Right-Handed

Head-to-head: Russell 1 - 3 Istomin

They have played 8 sets in total, with Michael Russell winning 2 and Denis Istomin winning 6. 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
Russell	1
Istomin	3

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

M. Russell vs D. Istomin H2H Profile

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

M. Russell vs D. Istomin Match Preview:

Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Michael Russell has won 0% of points on their second serve, while Denis Istomin has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Michael Russell, in recent form, has won 0% of their opponent's second serve points, while Denis Istomin 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: Michael Russell has saved 0% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Denis Istomin has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
Performance overview: Over the last year Michael Russell has won 0% of matches played (W/L 0/0), with Denis Istomin winning 0% (W/L 0/1) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
Best surface: Michael Russell has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 61% (W/L 91/58), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 44% (W/L 22/28). Denis Istomin has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 61% (W/L 273/185), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 46% (W/L 104/123).
Player level: In the last year, Michael Russell has played most of their matches on the N/A, winning 0% of matches (W/L 0/0), where as Denis Istomin has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 0.00% of matches (W/L 0/1). 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 Michael Russell winning 1 times and Denis Istomin being victorious 3 times. They have played 8 sets in total, with Michael Russell winning 2 and Denis Istomin winning 6.
The last match between Michael Russell and Denis Istomin 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, Michael Russell has played against opponents with an average rank of 0 while Denis Istomin has played against players with an average rank of 421.
Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Michael Russell has won 0% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Denis Istomin has won 0% in all matches played on tour.
Break point conversion: In recent form, Michael Russell has converted 0% of breakpoint opportunities, and Denis Istomin 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.

Michael Russell vs Denis Istomin Editorial Preview By TennisTipster88.

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

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

Recent Performance Stats

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 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 vs D. Istomin Stats Breakdown Vs All H2H Opponents

M. Russell	Stats	D. Istomin
57.74% (552/404)	YTD Win/Loss	53.09% (585/517)
55.83% (1265/1001)	Sets Win/Loss	52.53% (1414/1278)
52.54% (11059/9991)	Games Win/Loss	51.15% (13382/12779)
60.70% (312/202)	Hard Win/Loss	59.61% (273/185)
53.16% (126/111)	Clay Win/Loss	49.69% (159/161)
59.35% (92/63)	Indoor Hard W/L	45.99% (109/128)
44.00% (22/28)	Grass Win/Loss	50.57% (44/43)
0.1	Aces Per Game	0.37
981	Aces Total	4692
0.12	Double Faults Per Game	0.11
1200	Total Double Faults	1396
1st Match	Average Match Time	1st Match
566.12	Average Opponent Rank	554.58
65% (17969/27792)	1st Serve %	65% (38540/58965)
67% (11992/17969)	1st Serve Win %	71% (27351/38540)
50% (4902/9823)	2nd Serve Win %	51% (10405/20415)
42% (1122/2702)	Break Points Won % (Total)	38% (1806/4788)
39% (10826/27536)	Return Points Win %	36% (21414/59238)
46.99% (39/44)	Slam W/L	42.22% (38/52)
49.49% (49/50)	Masters W/L	40.00% (38/57)
0% (0/0)	Cups W/L	66.04% (35/18)
48.16% (118/127)	Main Tour W/L	47.83% (176/192)
63.09% (306/179)	Challenger W/L	58.43% (246/175)
90.91% (40/4)	Futures W/L	71.43% (50/20)
61% (532/878)	Best of 3 Sets Win %	53% (502/940)
21% (10/48)	Best of 5 Sets Win %	52% (69/132)
50% (125/249)	Tiebreaks Win % (Total)	51% (245/476)
55% (171/312)	Deciding Set Win %	51% (163/322)
83% (532/444)	1st Set Won, Won Match	86% (560/480)
16% (532/85)	1st Set Won, Lost Match	14% (560/78)
24% (423/102)	1st Set Lost, Won Match	19% (541/102)