ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Alicante
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Alcaraz
💥 Big Hitter
Galan
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 4,745 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Carlos Alcaraz here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Alcaraz | Galan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–1 | 9–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.20 | 2.01 |
| ROI % | -13.0% | +10.8% |
| Units P/L | -0.78u | +1.62u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Alcaraz
0
Galan
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Alcaraz and Galan posted a 0% win rate.
| Opponent | Alcaraz | Galan |
|---|---|---|
| Jannik Sinner | L 67 36 | L 16 16 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Alcaraz | Galan |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.6% | 62.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.5% | 67.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 55.4% | 51% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 3.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 43.3% | 60.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.1% | 37.4% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.7% | 50.6% |
| BP Converted % | 51.9% | 51.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24 | 25.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.4 | 35.9 |
| Net Pts Won % | 65.5% | 73.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 56.3% | 52.4% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 0% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Otto Virtanen
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell · Round of 32
Apr 14
Jannik Sinner
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Final
Apr 11
Valentin Vacherot
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Semifinals
Apr 11
Alexander Bublik
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Quarterfinals
Apr 10
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 16
Apr 8
Felix Balshaw
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Semifinals
Jun 13
Kimmer Coppejans
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Quarterfinals
Jun 12
Marco Trungelliti
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 16
Jun 11
Luca Van Assche
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 11
Luka Pavlovic
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 32
Jun 10
Matchup overview
Carlos Alcaraz and Daniel Elahi Galan face off in the Round of 16 at Alicante on Hard.
Carlos Alcaraz leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Carlos Alcaraz is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Otto Virtanen (Apr 14).
Daniel Elahi Galan is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Felix Balshaw (Jun 13).
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