Nicholas Alan Van Aken vs Rishikrishna Ayyappan, Gaborone 2026, Qualifying R1

ITF M15 · Qualifying R1 · Hard · Sun 10 May

Final

Nicholas Alan Van Aken

LostUnranked

Ayyappan won in 2 sets

0–2

Set 14–6

Set 20–6

Rishikrishna Ayyappan

WinnerUnranked

Venue

Botswana National Tennis Centre

Gaborone, BOT· Hard· Centre

Court speed

What is court speed?

How much the court helps the server, judged from aces and serve points won and adjusted for who played. 100 is the average ATP tournament court that season.

Very slow< 92Monte Carlo, Rome
Slow92–97Roland Garros, Indian Wells
Average97–103US Open, Dubai
Fast103–108Wimbledon, Shanghai
Very fast108+Basel

Challenger and ITF courts usually read lower: partly the venues, partly the balls and conditions at those levels.

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Wind

26 km/h

Moderate

Humidity

48%

Comfortable

Temperature

27°C

Warm

Altitude

995 m

High

Historical daily weather

Head to head

0Aken

1Ayyappan

1 meeting

GaboroneQualifying R1 · 10 MayHardThis match
Rishikrishna Ayyappan
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicholas Alan Van Aken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 0

Form and path

Nicholas Alan Van Aken0–2

MbombelaHard

LQualifying R1
Atharva Sharma
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicholas Alan Van Aken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

PretoriaHard

LQualifying R2
Gray Voelzke
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Nicholas Alan Van Aken
Sets won: 0Set 1: 0Set 2: 1

Rishikrishna Ayyappan2–4

MbombelaHard

LQualifying R1
Konstantinos Loukopoulos
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rishikrishna Ayyappan
Sets won: 0Set 1: 2Set 2: 1

MbombelaHard

LQualifying R1
Alexey Aleshchev
Sets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6
Rishikrishna Ayyappan
Sets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 1

BrazzavilleClay

Match research

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Everything that shapes this match: each player’s run-in and travel, records side by side, and results against similar opponents and in similar conditions. Better information, better-informed decisions.

Run-inEvery match in the last 28 days, rest days and travel between venues.
Tale of the tapeRecords and serve numbers side by side, filtered by period and surface.
Record by opponent rankingHow each player does against the top 10, top 50 or any ranking range.
Similar conditionsResults in comparable heat, humidity, wind and altitude before scheduled matches.

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Nicholas Alan Van Aken vs Rishikrishna Ayyappan, Gaborone 2026, Qualifying R1

Final score

Venue and conditions

Head to head

Form and path

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