Luca Nardi vs Pablo Llamas RuizPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Luca Nardi and Pablo Llamas Ruiz have met 2 times since 2023; Pablo Llamas Ruiz leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at Vicenza Challenger in 2023 on clay. Ruiz has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Nardi has taken 0 sets to Ruiz's 4. Their most recent meeting: Pablo Llamas Ruiz won at Villena Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Nardi | Llamas Ruiz | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Luca Nardi | Pablo Llamas Ruiz | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 76% | 13/17 | 67% | 26/39 |
| Wins a set when losing | 65% | 13/20 | 47% | 8/17 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 46% | 17/37 | 38% | 21/56 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 48% | 10/21 | 53% | 24/45 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 67% | 10/15 | 64% | 7/11 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 36% | 8/22 | 59% | 13/22 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 65% | 13/20 | 89% | 34/38 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 65% | 13/20 | 68% | 26/38 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Nardi 0, Llamas Ruiz 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nardi
🏹 Frontrunner
Ruiz
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
Both Luca Nardi and Pablo Llamas Ruiz are 🏹 Frontrunner types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 280 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Oct 5, 2026
Villena Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Jun 2, 2023
Vicenza Challenger
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Nardi | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 7–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.58 | 1.65 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -28.4% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -3.98u |
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
Ruiz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Nardi's 50%).
| Opponent | Nardi | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Ugo Blanchet | W 64 64 | W 64 62 |
| Aleksandar Vukic | L 76 36 26 | W 64 62 |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | L 76 46 67 | W 64 62 |
| Edas Butvilas | W 64 62 | W 61 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Villena Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Federico Cina
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Andrea Guerrieri
Plava Laguna Croatia Open - Umag · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 11
Otto Virtanen
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 24
Rio Noguchi
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 22
Remy Bertola
Nottingham 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 15
Giles Hussey
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Oscar Weightman
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Pedro Martinez
Villena Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Petr Nesterov
Villena Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Luca Nardi
Villena Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 5
Raul Brancaccio
Seville Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 9
Kimmer Coppejans
Seville Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Lloyd Harris
U.S. Open - New York · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 28
Vitaliy Sachko
U.S. Open - New York · 2nd Round Qualifying
Aug 27
Alex Bolt
U.S. Open - New York · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 25
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 38–59 matches
| Metric | Nardi | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 45% | 66% |
| Sets won | 51% | 61% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Nardi | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Nardi | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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