ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Jiangxi Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
💥 Big Hitter
Santillan
🪃 Counterpuncher
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajal | Santillan |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–3 | 0–1 |
| Avg odds | 1.44 | 3.19 |
| ROI % | -35.7% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.14u | -1.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Lajal
0
Santillan
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Lajal and Santillan posted a 33% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajal | Santillan |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Hsiou Hsu | L 67 76 36 | W 36 63 75 |
| Pavel Kotov | L 63 46 46 | L 46 67 |
| Rei Sakamoto | W 61 64 | L 63 16 36 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lajal | Santillan |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 63.9% | 47.9% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 78.1% | 71.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 58% | 36.8% |
| Aces / Match | 5.7 | 7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.2 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 34.9% | 69.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.8% | 17.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 62.2% | 18.2% |
| BP Converted % | 41.1% | 0% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 25.8 | 15 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.7 | 37 |
| Net Pts Won % | 77.7% | 38.5% |
| Total Pts Won % | 55% | 41.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Akira Santillan
Jiangxi Open · Round of 32
Apr 27
Yu Hsiou Hsu
Gwangju Open · Round of 16
Apr 23
Maximus Jones
Gwangju Open · Round of 32
Apr 20
Pierre-Hugues Herbert
Open Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération · Round of 16
Feb 26
Jacopo Berrettini
Open Saint-Brieuc Armor Agglomération · Round of 32
Feb 24
Match summary
Mark Lajal meets Akira Santillan in the Round of 32 at the Jiangxi Open on April 27, a hard court tournament that will test both players' recent form. Lajal, ranked 164th, plays three days after his last match, while Santillan, ranked 315th, has not played in nearly three months. The two have never faced each other.
Both players have won 50% of their last ten matches, though each has dropped two or more in succession recently. Santillan has held a 55% record on hard courts in his recent sample versus Lajal's 50%, but he comes without match rhythm. Lajal defeated Rei Sakamoto and Remy Bertola in common opponents, while Santillan beat Yu Hsiou Hsu in that same set. The head-to-head between them is blank slate.
Lajal relies on power and aggression off both wings to dictate points, while Santillan constructs points through reactive positioning and counter-attack. On hard courts, Lajal's baseline striking gives him clear opportunities to press tempo, but Santillan's court sense and willingness to absorb pace could keep rallies competitive if he finds rhythm quickly. Santillan will need to adjust after weeks away; Akira Santillan must sustain the patterns that have steadied his record over the past ten matches.
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