Marcus Walters vs Nikolai Barsukov, Monastir 2026, Qualifying R1
Venue and conditions
Magic Hotel Skanes Family MonastirSahline, TUN
Outdoor hardCourt speed94.2Slow
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.
How court speed worksVenue average
ConditionsOvercast · Forecast for listed start time
Player comparison
Marcus WaltersNikolai Barsukov
#911 → #894Ranking, last 12 months#1134 → #664
- #894
- Ranking
- #664
- #861
- Career high
- #642
- 24–27
- 2026 record
- 31–29
- 22–25
- 2026 on hard
- 15–13
- 0
- Titles
- 1
- 28
- Age
- 20
- Right
- Plays
- —
Head to head
First meetingMarcus Walters and Nikolai Barsukov haven’t played each other on the recorded tours.
Form and path
Marcus Walters4–2
Taranto CHHard
SheffieldHard
- LRound of 32Leonardo RossiSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 5Set 3: 7Marcus WaltersSets won: 1Set 1: 61Set 2: 7Set 3: 64
- WQualifying R2Marcus WaltersSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 7Sean HodkinSets won: 0Set 1: 1Set 2: 64
- WQualifying R1Marcus WaltersSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Jared HorwoodSets won: 0Set 1: 4Set 2: 4
Nikolai Barsukov1–5
MonastirHard
LuanHard
LuanHard
YinchuanHard
Ranking points at stake
Walters#928 · 25 ptsBarsukov#651 · 56 pts0points defending here0
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Match research
ProEverything 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.