ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Moldova Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Galan
🛡️ The Spoiler
Martinez
⚔️ The Gladiator
Matchup analysis
🛡️ The Spoiler vs ⚔️ The Gladiator is historically tight (48% vs 52%, 1,408 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Daniel Elahi Galan plays Alex Martinez.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Galan | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–5 | 8–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.12 | 2.24 |
| ROI % | -16.4% | +82.9% |
| Units P/L | -1.48u | +9.12u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Galan and Martinez have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 2 shared opponents, both Galan and Martinez posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Galan | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Darwin Blanch | L 63 16 46 | L 67 26 |
| Valentin Royer | W 76 63 36 67 75 | W 67 64 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Galan | Martinez |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64.1% | 61.5% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.4% | 69.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.6% | 53.4% |
| Aces / Match | 2.5 | 1.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.2 | 3.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 61.3% | 56.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.9% | 39.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.4% | 54% |
| BP Converted % | 48.3% | 52.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.3 | 18.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 34.1 | 35.1 |
| Net Pts Won % | 64% | 77.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 51.1% | 54.2% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 46% | 77% |
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Match summary
Daniel Elahi Galan meets Alex Martinez in the Round of 32 at the Moldova Open on May 25, a clay court event in Chisinau. Galan, ranked 259th, arrives with a two-match winning streak; Martinez sits at 323rd and also brings consecutive wins into the fixture. The two have not faced each other before.
Martinez has been the sharper performer on clay recently, posting a 70% win rate over a larger sample of matches on the surface. Galan's record on clay stands at 40% over the same span. Both players have won 3 of their last 5 matches, though Martinez's last 10 shows 7 wins against Galan's 6. Each comes in rested, with neither having played in the past two weeks.
Galan operates as a disruptive player who can steal sets against stronger opposition; Martinez is a more aggressive, high-tempo competitor who thrives on clay's slower pace and longer rallies. The surface plays to Martinez's strengths as a grinder, while Galan will need to force the pace and create short points to avoid extended baseline exchanges. Galan's ability to break serve and capitalize on opportunities will determine whether he can frustrate a player hitting the clay well this season.
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