ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · UAMS Health Little Rock Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Poling
🪃 Counterpuncher
Friend
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
🪃 Counterpuncher vs ⚙️ Grinder is historically tight (50% vs 50%, 2,689 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Karl Poling plays Jay Friend.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Poling | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 4–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.94 | 2.57 |
| ROI % | -49.0% | +60.2% |
| Units P/L | -3.92u | +3.01u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
0
Poling
1
Friend
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Friend has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Poling's 0%).
| Opponent | Poling | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Kozlov | L 46 67 | W 62 46 63 |
| Garrett Johns | L 26 67 | W 63 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Poling | Friend |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.4% | 67.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 65.8% | 71.3% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 43.9% | 46.3% |
| Aces / Match | 4.9 | 4.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 5.5 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 51% | 68.4% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28.8% | 33% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 46.6% | 47.8% |
| BP Converted % | 46.9% | 46.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.5 | 28.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 43.6 | 34.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 61.4% | 62% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.4% | 50% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 25% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Jay Friend
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Alex Hernandez
Mexico City Open presentado por Banco BX+ · Round of 32
Apr 7
Robin Catry
Mexico City Open presentado por Banco BX+ · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 6
Miguel Tobon
Banorte Tennis Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 30
Guillermo Tunas
Banorte Tennis Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 29
Henry Searle
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 3
Karl Poling
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 2
Marcos Giron
Arizona Tennis Classic · Round of 16
Mar 12
Stefan Kozlov
Arizona Tennis Classic · Round of 32
Mar 11
Leandro Riedi
Arizona Tennis Classic · 2nd Round Qualifying
Mar 10
Matchup overview
Karl Poling and Jay Friend face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at UAMS Health Little Rock Open on Hard.
Karl Poling leads 0-1 over 1 previous meeting.
Karl Poling is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Jay Friend (May 2).
Jay Friend is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Henry Searle (May 3).
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