ATP Challenger Tour · Semifinals · Valencia
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Assche
⚙️ Grinder
Ruiz
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 53% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,845 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Pablo Llamas Ruiz here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Assche | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 8–7 | 16–4 |
| Avg odds | 1.69 | 1.54 |
| ROI % | -18.4% | +18.3% |
| Units P/L | -2.76u | +3.66u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Assche
1
Ruiz
Jul 13, 2025
Bastad
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Nov 26, 2022
Valencia
C Clay · Semifinals
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ruiz has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Assche's 60%).
| Opponent | Assche | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Vilius Gaubas | W 64 62 26 75 | W 63 61 |
| Diego Dedura | L 36 26 | W 36 60 63 |
| Roman Safiullin | L 57 63 26 | W 64 75 |
| Pablo Carreno Busta | W 76 67 62 | W 64 62 |
| Edas Butvilas | W 63 75 | W 61 62 |
| Yannick Hanfmann | L 16 75 36 | W 16 63 64 |
| Benjamin Willwerth | W 63 61 | W 62 62 |
| Sascha Gueymard Wayenburg | W 64 57 76 | L 46 75 36 |
| Daniil Glinka | W 63 60 | L 26 63 67 |
| Kyrian Jacquet | L 64 36 46 | W 36 63 76 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Assche | Ruiz |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 58.7% | 68.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 63.3% | 67.8% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 46.6% | 51.8% |
| Aces / Match | 2.8 | 2.8 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 1.5 |
| Break Points Saved % | 42.4% | 53.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32% | 33.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 51.9% | 53.2% |
| BP Converted % | 36.2% | 43.8% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.4 | 27.1 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.2 | 33.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 64.3% | 64.2% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48% | 51.4% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 56% | 75% |
Last five matches per player
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
Daniel Elahi Galan
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 11
Daniel Merida
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Jacopo Vasami
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Michele Ribecai
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 1
Thiago Agustin Tirante
Roland Garros · Round of 128
May 26
Nicolas Mejia
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Matchup overview
Luca Van Assche and Pablo Llamas Ruiz face off in the Semifinals at Valencia on Clay.
Luca Van Assche leads 1-1 over 2 previous meetings.
Luca Van Assche is 4-1 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Marco Cecchinato (Jun 18).
Pablo Llamas Ruiz is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Daniel Merida (Jun 5).
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