ITF M · Futures 2026
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Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lithen
⚔️ The Gladiator
Waldner
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
⚔️ The Gladiator vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (49% vs 51%, 2,579 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when John Hallquist Lithen plays Niklas Waldner.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lithen | Waldner |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–4 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.54 | 10.18 |
| ROI % | -40.4% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -3.23u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Lithen and Waldner have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Waldner has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Lithen's 0%).
| Opponent | Lithen | Waldner |
|---|---|---|
| Karl Friberg | L 46 57 | W 36 64 61 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lithen | Waldner |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 65.6% | 57.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.4% | 62.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.1% | 38.2% |
| Aces / Match | 2 | 1.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.8 | 2.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 60.5% | 55.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 38.2% | 22.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 57.7% | 31.1% |
| BP Converted % | 45.6% | 25% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 0 | 0 |
| Net Pts Won % | 0% | 0% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.5% | 39.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 64% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Matchup overview
John Hallquist Lithen and Niklas Waldner face off in the match at Futures 2026 on Hard.
John Hallquist Lithen and Niklas Waldner are meeting for the first time in our records.
John Hallquist Lithen is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Sam Ryan Ziegann (Jun 18).
Niklas Waldner is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Louis Wessels (Jun 17).
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