Alex Martinez vs Jay FriendPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Alex Martinez and Jay Friend have met 1 time since 2026; Jay Friend leads 1–0. Across all meetings Martinez has taken 0 sets to Friend's 2. Their most recent meeting: Jay Friend won at Cary Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Martinez | Friend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Alex Martinez | Jay Friend | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 65% | 20/31 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 32% | 7/22 | 55% | 6/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 18/53 | 45% | 15/33 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 42% | 11/26 | 46% | 11/24 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 70% | 14/20 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 68% | 15/22 | 60% | 9/15 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 83% | 25/30 | 86% | 19/22 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 67% | 20/30 | 59% | 13/22 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Martinez 0, Friend 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Martinez
⚔️ The Gladiator
Friend
🎾 All-Court
Matchup analysis
The 🎾 All-Court archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 321 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jay Friend.
All-Court players often use tactical versatility and net approach ability to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 2, 2026
Cary Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Martinez | Friend | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alex Martinez | Jay Friend | ||
| 1 or more | 71% | 5/7 | 100% | 7/7 |
| 3 or more | 29% | 2/7 | 71% | 5/7 |
| 5 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 43% | 3/7 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 14% | 1/7 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/7 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/7 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–5 | 8–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 1.32 |
| ROI % | -52.0% | +3.1% |
| Units P/L | -3.64u | +0.31u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | 0 mi · 0 km | — |
| Route | POL | — |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Martinez has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Friend's 25%).
| Opponent | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Krueger | L 26 57 | W 62 63 |
| Henry Searle | W 76 57 76 | L 67 26 |
| Shunsuke Mitsui | W 46 76 62 | L 61 67 36 |
| Cedrik-Marcel Stebe | L 63 36 57 | L 67 57 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Amit Vales
Grodzisk Mazowiecki Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 4
Mitchell Krueger
Lincoln Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 13
Hiroki Moriya
Newport challenger
Jul 5
Jay Friend
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Rio Noguchi
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 1
Alejo Sanchez Quilez
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Nitin Kumar Sinha
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Matas Vasiliauskas
M15 Kayseri · 1st Round
Jun 4
Yuta Shimizu
Granby challenger
Jul 14
Keegan Rice
M25 Laval · Semifinals
Jul 11
Strong Kirchheimer
M25 Laval · Quarterfinals
Jul 11
Cole Thurgur
M25 Laval · 2nd Round
Jul 9
Eloi Roux
M25 Laval · 1st Round
Jul 8
Eloi Roux
Futures 2026
Jul 8
Braden Shick
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Alex Martinez
Cary Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–53 matches
| Metric | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 58% | 67% |
| Sets won | 56% | 62% |
| Games won | 51% | 54% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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