Nicolas Alvarez Varona vs Valentin RoyerPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇪🇸Nicolas Alvarez Varona
#686 · 25 yrs · R
12w1 meeting · sets 0–2
🇫🇷Valentin Royer
#74 · 25 yrs · R
5TitleNicolas Alvarez Varona and Valentin Royer have met 1 time since 2026; Valentin Royer leads 1–0. Across all meetings Varona has taken 0 sets to Royer's 2. Their most recent meeting: Valentin Royer won at Perugia Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Alvarez Varona | Royer | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nicolas Alvarez Varona | Valentin Royer | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 62% | 8/13 | 65% | 22/34 |
| Wins a set when losing | 40% | 4/10 | 31% | 10/32 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 39% | 9/23 | 33% | 22/66 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 8/16 | 51% | 18/35 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 2/6 | 44% | 12/27 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 44% | 4/9 | 50% | 15/30 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 71% | 10/14 | 90% | 27/30 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 57% | 8/14 | 73% | 22/30 |
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 (Alvarez Varona 0, Royer 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Varona
🪃 Counterpuncher
Royer
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 1,208 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 2, 2026
Perugia Challenger
C Clay · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Varona | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–1 | 11–6 |
| Avg odds | 2.74 | 2.65 |
| ROI % | -11.5% | -4.5% |
| Units P/L | -0.23u | -0.76u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Varona | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 3 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 8 |
| Distance | — | 2,244 mi · 3,611 km |
| Route | — | CAN → USA → JAM |
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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Milos Karol
Bratislava Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 7
Valentin Royer
Perugia Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 2
Manuel Mazza
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Benjamin Winter Lopez
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Oriol Roca Batalla
M25 Mataro · Quarterfinals
May 22
Manel Lazaro Juncadella
M25 Mataro · Round of 16
May 21
Manel Lazaro Juncadella
M25 Mataro · 2nd Round
May 21
Younes Lalami
M25 Mataro · 1st Round
May 20
Pedro Martinez
Kingston 1 Challenger · Final
Aug 23
Clement Chidekh
Kingston 1 Challenger · Semifinals
Aug 21
Gonzalo Bueno
Kingston 1 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 20
Tyler Zink
Kingston 1 Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 19
Luis Felipe Miguel
Kingston 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Stefanos Tsitsipas
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Tommy Paul
National Bank Open - Montreal · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Pablo Carreno Busta
National Bank Open - Montreal · 1st Round
Aug 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 23–71 matches
| Metric | Varona | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 57% | 51% |
| Sets won | 55% | 50% |
| Games won | 51% | 50% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Varona | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Varona | Royer |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 0 | 1 |
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