ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · Lyon
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Assche
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 62% vs 🏃 Pusher across 581 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Luca Van Assche here.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. 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 | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–7 | 10–7 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 1.70 |
| ROI % | +1.9% | -7.8% |
| Units P/L | +0.34u | -1.33u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Merida
1
Assche
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Assche has a higher win rate against shared opponents (83% vs Merida's 67%).
| Opponent | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Hugo Grenier | L 46 67 | W 61 62 |
| Pablo Llamas Ruiz | W 61 62 | L 36 06 |
| Vilius Gaubas | L 16 46 | W 64 62 26 75 |
| Maks Kasnikowski | W 64 63 | W 62 64 |
| Stefano Travaglia | W 61 36 75 | W 75 16 63 |
| Titouan Droguet | W 64 36 64 | W 64 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Merida | Assche |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.7% | 59.1% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 66.7% | 62.2% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 45.9% | 45.6% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 2.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.2 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 53.9% | 41.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.6% | 32% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 53.5% | 51.3% |
| BP Converted % | 39.4% | 36% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25.1 | 20.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 28.4 | 28 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.6% | 72.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.8% | 47.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 67% | 58% |
Last five matches per player
Martin Damm
HSBC Championships · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 13
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 7
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 6
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Liam Broady
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Sebastian Ofner
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 20
Marco Cecchinato
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 18
Daniel Rincon
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 17
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 15
Nikolas Sanchez Izquierdo
Open Sopra Steria de Lyon · Round of 16
Jun 11
Matchup overview
Daniel Merida and Luca Van Assche face off in the Quarterfinals at Lyon on Clay.
Daniel Merida leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Daniel Merida is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Martin Damm (Jun 13).
Luca Van Assche is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Sebastian Ofner (Jun 20).
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