ATP Masters 1000 · Round of 128 · ATP Masters 1000 Rome
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajovic
🛡️ The Spoiler
Sonego
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 🎯 Baseliner archetype wins about 60% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 685 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Lorenzo Sonego here.
Baseliner players often use precise groundstrokes and court control to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Lajovic | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–8 | 1–6 |
| Avg odds | 1.90 | 2.89 |
| ROI % | -12.8% | -62.9% |
| Units P/L | -2.17u | -4.40u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 6 career meetings
3
Lajovic
3
Sonego
Apr 23, 2026
Mutua Madrid Open
C Clay · Round of 128
May 9, 2024
ATP Masters 1000 Rome
C Clay · Round of 128
Oct 16, 2023
Stockholm
H Hard · Round of 32
Oct 28, 2020
Vienna
H Hard · Round of 32
Feb 13, 2020
Rio de Janeiro
C Clay · Round of 16
Apr 15, 2019
ATP Masters 1000 Monte-Carlo
C Clay · Quarterfinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sonego has a higher win rate against shared opponents (63% vs Lajovic's 38%).
| Opponent | Lajovic | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Pierre-Hugues Herbert | L 67 36 | W 76 57 62 16 64 |
| Daniel Altmaier | W 36 75 76 | W 64 76 |
| Jan Choinski | L 57 46 | W 46 64 64 |
| Mattia Bellucci | L 67 46 | L 46 61 57 |
| Matteo Arnaldi | W 60 36 64 | L 57 57 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | L 06 36 | L 62 36 16 |
| Carlos Taberner | L 67 26 | W 64 60 63 |
| Rei Sakamoto | W 60 64 | W 62 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lajovic | Sonego |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 67.7% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70% | 70% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52% | 57.5% |
| Aces / Match | 4.2 | 1.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.7 | 2.8 |
| Break Points Saved % | 58.9% | 71% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 31.6% | 37.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 47.1% | 51.5% |
| BP Converted % | 34.4% | 47.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 21.4 | 17.2 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 23.2 | 21.3 |
| Net Pts Won % | 59.1% | 68.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50% | 53.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 50% | 25% |
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Match summary
Lorenzo Sonego and Dusan Lajovic meet in the round of 128 at the Mutua Madrid Open on April 22, 2026. Sonego, ranked 62nd, faces Lajovic, who sits at 138th, on the outdoor clay courts of Madrid. This clay-court encounter brings together two players with contrasting recent trajectories on the surface.
The two players have met five times, with Sonego leading their head-to-head record 3-2. Their rivalry has been competitive across multiple surfaces and years. Both players have faced common opposition recently, though with mixed results in those shared matchups.
Sonego has won 3 of his last 5 matches and 5 of his last 10, though he enters this clay event on a one-match losing streak after competing twice in the past 14 days. Lajovic has won 3 of his last 5 matches and 5 of his last 10, arriving in Madrid on a two-match winning streak and having played four matches in the past two weeks. On clay specifically, Lajovic's record stands at 13 wins and 7 losses, while Sonego's clay performance this season shows 8 wins and 12 losses.
Sonego relies primarily on baseline exchanges and rhythm-based play from the back of the court. Lajovic employs a more patient, grinding approach designed to wear down opponents through consistency and court positioning. Lajovic's clay-court form, with a 65 percent win rate on the surface, contrasts with Sonego's 40 percent, reflecting their different comfort levels in this environment.
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