ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Gwangju Open
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
💥 Big Hitter
Jones
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,491 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Mark Lajal here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Lajal | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–3 | 5–8 |
| Avg odds | 1.70 | 2.06 |
| ROI % | +13.9% | -33.6% |
| Units P/L | +1.39u | -4.37u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
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Lajal
0
Jones
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 5 shared opponents, both Lajal and Jones posted a 80% win rate.
| Opponent | Lajal | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Akira Santillan | W 63 62 | L 67 46 |
| Renta Tokuda | W 76 64 | W 63 63 |
| Fajing Sun | L 63 36 46 | W 62 61 |
| Marat Sharipov | W 64 64 | W 63 76 |
| Omar Jasika | W 60 63 | W 64 57 62 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lajal | Jones |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.8% | 60.6% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 75.1% | 72.5% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.6% | 48.4% |
| Aces / Match | 7.5 | 5.4 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 3.9 |
| Break Points Saved % | 55.8% | 56.7% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.5% | 31.2% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.8% | 51.9% |
| BP Converted % | 34.6% | 43.1% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.9 | 22.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 32.9 | 34.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.7% | 64% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.3% | 50.9% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 67% | 36% |
Last five matches per player
Match summary
Mark Lajal, ranked 164th, will face Maximus Jones, ranked 434th, in the Round of 32 at the Gwangju Open on hard court. This is their first career meeting, so there's no established head to head history between these two players.
Mark Lajal has won 12 of his last 20 matches on hard courts, translating to a 60% conversion rate on the surface. Maximus Jones has struggled on hard courts, posting a 35% record with 7 wins and 13 losses in recent hard court play. Jones enters on the back of matches played in the last 14 days, while Lajal hasn't competed in over five months.
Lajal is a big hitter who relies on power and aggression to dictate play. Jones operates as a counterpuncher, looking to absorb pace and redirect it. Both players have faced Omar Jasika recently, with Lajal winning and Jones also winning those respective matches.
The matchup brings together contrasting styles on a surface where Lajal has demonstrated significantly stronger numbers. This will be their first opportunity to test their games directly against each other.
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