Colton Smith #261 def. Pavel Kotov #102

6-3 7-6(8)

Colton Smith defeated Pavel Kotov 6-3 7-6(8) in the 2025 Indian Wells Open second qualifying round on hard courts.

Match Information

Match Statistics

StatColton SmithPavel Kotov
Serving
AcesServes that land in and are not touched by the returner.
31
Double faultsService points lost by missing both first and second serve.
02
First serve %Percentage of service points where the first serve landed in.
77.0%60.0%
First serve points won %Percentage of points won after making a first serve.
70.0%69.0%
Second serve points won %Percentage of second-serve points won, including points lost through double faults.
65.0%47.0%
Break points saved %Percentage of break points won by the server.
75.0%80.0%
Service points won %Percentage of all points won while serving.
68.0%60.0%
Returning
Break points converted %Percentage of break-point chances won by the returner.
20.0%25.0%
Return points won %Percentage of all points won while returning.
40.0%32.0%
Overall
Total points won %Percentage of all completed points won.
53.0%47.0%
Match Serve+This match’s service points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+3.8-4.2
Match Return+This match’s return points won percentage minus the tour’s season average, in percentage points. Zero is average; +5 means five points above average. Match-weighted available stats; no opponent adjustment.
+4.2-3.8

* Match Serve+ and Match Return+ compare this match with the ATP 2025 average from available match stats. Zero is average; +5 means five percentage points above average. No opponent adjustment.

Player Comparison

FieldColton SmithPavel Kotov
Country USA RUS
Birth date—Nov 18, 1998
Age—26
Height183 cm191 cm
HandednessRight-HandedRight-Handed
Backhand style——
Ranking (entering)261102
Ranking points (entering)209573
Elo (entering)1,5081,641
Current career W-L3–737–47
Current career earnings$621,954$2,288,803
Pre-match H2H
Colton Smith #261 0 – 0 Pavel Kotov #102

Path

Colton Smith's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Fabio Fognini #956-3 6-4WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2025Q1

Colton Smith's next match

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Flavio Cobolli #403-6 6-2 6-2WH2HMatch dataMar 7, 2025R128

Pavel Kotov's path

OpponentScoreW-LH2HMatch DataDateRound
Coleman Wong #1917-6(5) 5-7 6-1WH2HMatch dataMar 5, 2025Q1