ATP 500 · Quarterfinals · Rio de Janeiro
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Alcaraz
💥 Big Hitter
Lajovic
⚙️ 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 Clay, 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 | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 5–1 | 10–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.20 | 1.81 |
| ROI % | -13.0% | -14.1% |
| Units P/L | -0.78u | -2.68u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 5 career meetings
5
Alcaraz
0
Lajovic
May 9, 2025
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 64
Mar 26, 2023
ATP Masters 1000 Miami
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 24, 2023
Rio de Janeiro
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Feb 17, 2023
Buenos Aires
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Jan 8, 2022
Australian Open
H Hard · Round of 64
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Alcaraz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Lajovic's 0%).
| Opponent | Alcaraz | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Arthur Rinderknech | W 67 63 62 | L 36 26 |
| Mattia Bellucci | W 61 60 63 | L 67 46 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | W 76 63 62 | L 06 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Alcaraz | Lajovic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.6% | 67.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.5% | 70.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 55.4% | 52% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 4.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.7 | 1.6 |
| Break Points Saved % | 43.3% | 59.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 42.1% | 31.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.7% | 47.4% |
| BP Converted % | 51.9% | 34.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 24 | 24.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.4 | 20.2 |
| Net Pts Won % | 65.5% | 61.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 56.3% | 50.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 83% | 50% |
Last five matches per player
Otto Virtanen
Barcelona Open Banc Sabadell · Round of 32
Apr 14
Valentin Vacherot
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Semifinals
Apr 11
Jannik Sinner
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Final
Apr 11
Alexander Bublik
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Quarterfinals
Apr 10
Tomas Martin Etcheverry
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 16
Apr 8
Oriol Roca Batalla
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 16
Jun 11
Jonas Forejtek
SIC EUROPE OMAG OPEN · Round of 32
Jun 9
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 4
Gonzalo Bueno
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 2
Jurij Rodionov
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 19
Matchup overview
Carlos Alcaraz and Dusan Lajovic face off in the Quarterfinals at Rio de Janeiro on Clay.
Carlos Alcaraz leads 5-0 over 5 previous meetings.
Carlos Alcaraz is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Otto Virtanen (Apr 14).
Dusan Lajovic is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Oriol Roca Batalla (Jun 11).
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