ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · Lexus Ilkley Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Romano
🛡️ The Spoiler
Jones
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 53% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,132 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Jack Pinnington Jones here.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. 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 | Romano | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–6 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.11 | 1.93 |
| ROI % | +63.9% | -32.0% |
| Units P/L | +8.30u | -2.56u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Romano and Jones have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Romano has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Jones's 0%).
| Opponent | Romano | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Michael Mmoh | W 62 64 | L 36 67 |
| Coleman Wong | W 64 75 | L 75 67 46 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Romano | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.2% | 62% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.4% | 66.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.4% | 47% |
| Aces / Match | 2.3 | 3.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.4 | 4.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 45.8% | 62.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 25.2% | 32.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.4% | 51.3% |
| BP Converted % | 24% | 41.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 16.8 | 21.1 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27.1 | 32.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.2% | 60.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 44.4% | 49.4% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 100% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Michael Mmoh
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Alastair Gray
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Otto Virtanen
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Coleman Wong
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Clement Chidekh
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 2
Match summary
Jack Pinnington Jones will meet Filippo Romano in the Round of 16 at the Lexus Ilkley Open on 11 June on grass. Pinnington Jones ranks 133rd; Romano sits at 355 and has not played a competitive match in over three months. Both players come off two-match losing streaks.
The two have never faced each other. Pinnington Jones has won 8 of his last 10 matches overall, though he dropped his most recent two outings. Romano's record over ten matches stands at 4-6, a spell that includes just 3 wins in his last five starts before the long layoff.
Pinnington Jones has posted a 13-7 record on grass in recent play and relies on steady baseline tennis and physical durability to wear down opponents. Filippo Romano works as a defensive player built to disrupt rhythm and create angles from deep court. Pinnington Jones has spent recent weeks competing at grass level while Romano returns from a three-month absence; the match will test how quickly Romano can find his timing and rhythm against a player operating in his natural surface environment.
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