ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Lexus Ilkley Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Gea
🧱 The Wall
Lajal
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 59% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,371 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Mark Lajal here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the wall's elite returner. On Grass, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Gea | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–5 | 9–5 |
| Avg odds | 1.68 | 1.95 |
| ROI % | -12.6% | +0.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.26u | +0.12u |
First career meeting
Gea and Lajal have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Gea and Lajal posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Gea | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Tom Paris | W 62 60 | W 75 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Gea | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59% | 61.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.3% | 74.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.6% | 52.7% |
| Aces / Match | 3.4 | 6.9 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.6 | 2.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 63.9% | 57.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26% | 31.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 46.2% | 52.7% |
| BP Converted % | 32.9% | 31.5% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 22.4 | 23.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 33.3 | 32.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 66.4% | 72.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.3% | 52.6% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 0% | 100% |
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Match summary
Arthur Gea and Mark Lajal meet in the Round of 16 at the Lexus Ilkley Open on June 11 on grass. Gea, ranked 137th, has won 7 of his last 10 matches but arrives on a two-match losing streak after 16 days away from competition. Lajal, ranked 154th, has won just 1 of his last 5 matches and has not played in 23 days.
This will be their first meeting. Among common opponents, Lajal defeated Hugo Grenier, Jan Choinski, and Laslo Djere while Gea lost to all three. Both players beat Oleg Prihodko and Tom Paris. Over his last 10 matches Gea holds a 70% win rate; Lajal sits at 50% over the same span.
Gea is a retriever who builds points through consistency and court coverage; Lajal is a power-oriented player who relies on aggressive shot-making. Lajal has won 62% of his matches on grass in recent samples. The match will test whether Gea's defensive depth can neutralize Lajal's ability to dictate on a fast court, and whether Lajal can sustain the aggressive patterns that have worked well for him on this surface.
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