Jay Friend vs Keegan RicePrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jay Friend and Keegan Rice have met 1 time since 2026; Keegan Rice leads 1–0. Across all meetings Friend has taken 0 sets to Rice's 2. Their most recent meeting: Keegan Rice won at M25 Laval (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Friend | Rice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jay Friend | Keegan Rice | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 59% | 13/22 | 67% | 8/12 |
| Wins a set when losing | 55% | 6/11 | 43% | 3/7 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 45% | 15/33 | 37% | 7/19 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 4/6 | 75% | 9/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 60% | 9/15 | 86% | 6/7 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 86% | 19/22 | 77% | 10/13 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 59% | 13/22 | 62% | 8/13 |
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 (Friend 0, Rice 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Friend
🎾 All-Court
Rice
⚔️ The Gladiator
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 11, 2026
M25 Laval
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Friend | Rice | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Jay Friend | Keegan Rice | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 7/7 | 69% | 9/13 |
| 3 or more | 71% | 5/7 | 31% | 4/13 |
| 5 or more | 43% | 3/7 | 15% | 2/13 |
| 10 or more | 14% | 1/7 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/13 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/13 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Friend | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–2 | 11–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.32 | 2.42 |
| ROI % | +3.1% | +56.5% |
| Units P/L | +0.31u | +8.47u |
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Friend and Rice posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Friend | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| Daniel Milavsky | W 76 60 | W 16 61 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Mark Lajal
Vancouver Challenger · Semifinals
Jul 31
Harry Wendelken
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Daniel Milavsky
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rio Noguchi
Winnipeg Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 23
Nicolas Arseneault
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Arthur Gea
Granby Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 17
Alexander Rozin
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 15
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 19–33 matches
| Metric | Friend | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 63% |
| Sets won | 62% | 60% |
| Games won | 54% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Friend | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Friend | Rice |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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