Blaise BicknellvsKarl Poling

June 4, 2026H Hard

Model Prediction

Archetype Matchup

Playing styles and historical archetype record

Bicknell

⚔️ The Gladiator

Physical intensityBalanced gameStrong in deciding setsCompetitive fighter

Poling

🪃 Counterpuncher

Elite BP conversionStrong return gameDefensive consistencyRally tolerance

Matchup analysis

The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs ⚔️ The Gladiator across 3,340 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Karl Poling here.

Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the gladiator's physical intensity. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.

Player ROI

Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days

Metric	Bicknell	Poling
W-L	6–5	5–5
Avg odds	2.48	2.55
ROI %	+20.8%	+40.6%
Units P/L	+2.29u	+4.06u

Head-to-Head

Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting

Bicknell

Poling

Feb 16, 2026

Chaca Challenger Metepec Open

H Hard · Round of 32

Poling

Common Opponents

Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months

Across 3 shared opponents, both Bicknell and Poling posted a 67% win rate.

Opponent	Bicknell	Poling
Thai-Son Kwiatkowski	W 26 63 75	W 36 75 63
Reese Stalder	W 63 60	W 36 63 64
Andrew Fenty	L 36 76 46	L 26 57

Mechanics

Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days

Stat	Bicknell	Poling
Serve
1st Serve In %	66.7%	61.5%
1st Serve Pts Won %	72.3%	66.9%
2nd Serve Pts Won %	54%	46%
Aces / Match	3.2	4.6
Double Faults / Match	2.9	5.1
Break Points Saved %	57.8%	56.5%
Return
1st Return Pts Won %	32.3%	30.1%
2nd Return Pts Won %	50.6%	48%
BP Converted %	43.4%	45.8%
Rally
Winners / Match	23.6	19.8
Unforced Errors / Match	28.8	40.6
Net Pts Won %	59.5%	64.6%
Total Pts Won %	51.6%	48.6%
Surface (Hard)
Hard Win %	50%	25%