ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Lexus Ilkley Open
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Lajal
💥 Big Hitter
Zheng
🪃 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 Grass, 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 | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–4 | 0–2 |
| Avg odds | 1.75 | 4.07 |
| ROI % | +8.6% | -100.0% |
| Units P/L | +1.12u | -2.00u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
First career meeting
Lajal and Zheng have never faced each other on tour.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zheng has a higher win rate against shared opponents (75% vs Lajal's 50%).
| Opponent | Lajal | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Yu Hsiou Hsu | L 67 76 36 | W 64 62 |
| Omar Jasika | W 60 63 | W 64 62 |
| Eliot Spizzirri | L 63 16 36 | L 46 64 67 |
| Andres Martin | W 67 75 76 | W 64 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Lajal | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 62.8% | 55.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 75.1% | 58.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.6% | 44.1% |
| Aces / Match | 7.5 | 1 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.1 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 55.8% | 60% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 32.5% | 26.3% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 54.8% | 55% |
| BP Converted % | 34.6% | 33.3% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 23.9 | 16 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 32.9 | 21 |
| Net Pts Won % | 72.7% | 71.4% |
| Total Pts Won % | 53.3% | 45.2% |
| Surface (Grass) | ||
| Grass Win % | 100% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Paul Jubb
Lexus Ilkley Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Anton Matusevich
Lexus Ilkley Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 8
Yunchaokete Bu
Lexus Birmingham Open · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Harry Wendelken
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 16
Jun 4
Leandro Riedi
Lexus Birmingham Open · Round of 32
Jun 3
Matchup overview
Mark Lajal and Michael Zheng face off in the Round of 32 at Lexus Ilkley Open on Grass.
Mark Lajal and Michael Zheng are meeting for the first time in our records.
Mark Lajal is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Paul Jubb (Jun 8).
Michael Zheng is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Dino Prizmic (May 24).
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