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 | 68% | 19/28 | 70% | 21/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 26% | 5/19 | 44% | 7/16 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 14/47 | 35% | 16/46 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 45% | 10/22 | 44% | 11/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 63% | 12/19 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 67% | 12/18 | 70% | 14/20 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 85% | 23/27 | 89% | 25/28 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 70% | 19/27 | 75% | 21/28 |
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
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 1,349 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Jay Friend.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 2, 2026
Cary Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
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 | 0–1 | 7–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.48 | 1.69 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +30.6% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | +2.75u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Martinez and Friend posted a 40% win rate.
| Opponent | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Hiroki Moriya | L 46 67 | W 62 60 |
| 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 · 1st Round Qualifying
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
Keisuke Saitoh
Wuning 3 Challenger · Semifinals
Oct 10
Ryan Seggerman
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Yuta Kikuchi
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Max Basing
Istanbul Challenger · Final
Sep 13
Maks Kasnikowski
Istanbul Challenger · Semifinals
Sep 12
Yanki Erel
Istanbul Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 11
Samir Hamza Reguig
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 10
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 46–47 matches
| Metric | Martinez | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 60% | 65% |
| 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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