ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Lexus Nottingham Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
O'Connell
💥 Big Hitter
Clarke
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs 🧱 The Wall across 2,259 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Christopher O'Connell 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 | O'Connell | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–7 | 9–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.76 | 1.88 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | +8.5% |
| Units P/L | -7.00u | +1.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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O'Connell
0
Clarke
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Clarke has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs O'Connell's 25%).
| Opponent | O'Connell | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin Blanch | L 67 64 36 | L 36 67 |
| Henrique Rocha | W 76 61 | L 57 46 |
| Dane Sweeny | L 76 36 46 | W 62 62 |
| Nishesh Basavareddy | L 64 67 76 26 36 | W 64 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | O'Connell | Clarke |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.2% | 59% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.2% | 68.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 49.2% | 46.7% |
| Aces / Match | 5.3 | 3.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 3.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 49.8% | 58.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 26.1% | 35.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 45.3% | 52.3% |
| BP Converted % | 72.5% | 47% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 22 | 25.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.1 | 33.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 70.1% | 65.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 46% | 50.7% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 0% | 100% |
Last five matches per player
Darwin Blanch
Lexus Ilkley Open · Round of 32
Jun 10
Henrique Rocha
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Elias Ymer
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Facundo Diaz Acosta
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Dusan Lajovic
Copa Faulconbridge · Round of 32
May 12
August Holmgren
Lexus Nottingham Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Daniel Masur
Lexus Nottingham Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Tristan Boyer
Lexus Nottingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 8
Milos Karol
Kosice Open 2026 · Round of 32
May 26
Thomas Faurel
Roland Garros · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 20
Matchup overview
Christopher O'Connell and Jay Clarke face off in the Round of 16 at Lexus Nottingham Open on Grass.
Christopher O'Connell leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Christopher O'Connell is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Darwin Blanch (Jun 10).
Jay Clarke is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs August Holmgren (Jun 14).
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