Keshav Chopra vs Nicholas Mekhael, Champaign 2026, Qualifying R1
Match preview
ScheduledThe Parastaran Court
Venue and conditions
Atkins Tennis CenterUrbana, USA
Indoor hardCourt speed101.7Average
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
Altitude231 mLow
Player comparison
Keshav ChopraNicholas Mekhael
#1325 → #681Ranking, last 12 months—
- #681
- Ranking
- —
- #681
- Career high
- —
- 40–22
- 2026 record
- 1–2
- 39–21
- 2026 on hard
- 1–2
- 0
- Titles
- 0
- 25
- Age
- —
- 183 cm
- Height
- —
- Right
- Plays
- —
Head to head
First meetingKeshav Chopra and Nicholas Mekhael haven’t played each other on the recorded tours.
Form and path
Keshav Chopra4–2
PembrokeHard
- LSemifinalKacper SzymkowiakSets won: 2Set 1: 7Set 2: 6Keshav ChopraSets won: 0Set 1: 5Set 2: 3
- WQuarterfinalKeshav ChopraSets won: 2Set 1: 6Set 2: 6Gray VoelzkeSets won: 0Set 1: 3Set 2: 2
- WRound of 16Keshav ChopraSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Jeffrey FradkinSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 2
- WRound of 32Keshav ChopraSets won: 2Set 1: 3Set 2: 6Set 3: 6Niels Peter Van NoordSets won: 1Set 1: 6Set 2: 3Set 3: 1
Nicholas Mekhael1–2
ChampaignHard
Ranking points at stake
Chopra#699 · 48 ptsMekhael0points defending hereNo official breakdown yet
Next 8 weeks with Pro
ATP rankings breakdown, Oct 5
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.