Braden Shick vs Mark LajalPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Braden Shick and Mark Lajal have met 1 time since 2026; Mark Lajal leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shick has taken 0 sets to Lajal's 2. Their most recent meeting: Mark Lajal won at Vancouver Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shick | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Braden Shick | Mark Lajal | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 51/69 | 53% | 20/38 |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 4/20 | 50% | 12/24 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 22/89 | 48% | 30/62 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 30/48 | 40% | 18/45 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 47% | 7/15 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 16/25 | 56% | 18/32 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 60/62 | 81% | 29/36 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 51/62 | 56% | 20/36 |
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 (Shick 0, Lajal 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shick
🪃 Counterpuncher
Lajal
🤖 Servebot
Matchup analysis
The 🤖 Servebot archetype wins about 57% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 2,280 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mark Lajal.
Servebot players often use high ace rate and dominant service to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 30, 2026
Vancouver Challenger
H Hard · Quarterfinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shick | Lajal | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Braden Shick | Mark Lajal | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 96% | 23/24 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 96% | 23/24 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 79% | 19/24 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 33% | 8/24 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 4% | 1/24 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/24 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–5 | 14–9 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 1.79 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | +0.2% |
| Units P/L | +4.31u | +0.05u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 2 |
| Distance | — | 2,012 mi · 3,238 km |
| Route | — | CAN → USA |
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
Lajal has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Shick's 40%).
| Opponent | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Rio Noguchi | L 75 36 26 | W 64 64 |
| Bernard Tomic | L 26 36 | L 64 67 67 |
| Fajing Sun | W 61 62 | L 63 36 46 |
| Anton Matusevich | W 76 64 | W 67 63 61 |
| Harry Wendelken | L 46 46 | W 64 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Mark Lajal
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
August Holmgren
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rio Noguchi
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
Bernard Tomic
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Timo Legout
Cary Challenger · Final
Jul 5
Jay Friend
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Fajing Sun
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
J.J. Wolf
Vancouver Challenger · Final
Aug 1
Keegan Rice
Vancouver Challenger · Semifinals
Jul 31
Braden Shick
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
Clement Chidekh
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Evan Zhu
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Alex Michelsen
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 24
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Bloomfield Hills Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 62–90 matches
| Metric | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 61% |
| Sets won | 71% | 57% |
| Games won | 58% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shick | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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