ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Valencia
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Nagal
🧱 The Wall
Merida
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🧱 The Wall archetype wins about 68% vs 🏃 Pusher across 374 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Sumit Nagal here.
The Wall players often use elite returner and low unforced errors to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval. 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 | Nagal | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–9 | 11–7 |
| Avg odds | 3.33 | 1.90 |
| ROI % | +18.5% | +1.9% |
| Units P/L | +2.41u | +0.34u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Nagal
0
Merida
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Merida has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Nagal's 44%).
| Opponent | Nagal | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Pablo Llamas Ruiz | W 63 36 63 | W 61 62 |
| Marcos Giron | L 36 26 | L 06 16 |
| Maks Kasnikowski | L 64 36 06 | W 64 63 |
| Toby Samuel | L 16 67 | W 76 63 |
| Joel Schwaerzler | L 76 46 16 | W 62 62 |
| Max Houkes | W 62 64 | L 63 36 46 |
| Federico Cina | L 46 46 | L 06 16 |
| David Jorda Sanchis | W 63 75 | W 64 64 |
| Andres Santamarta Roig | W 64 62 | W 63 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Nagal | Merida |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 69.2% | 65.7% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 64.5% | 66.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 50.2% | 45.9% |
| Aces / Match | 1.9 | 2 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.8 | 3.2 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.9% | 53.9% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.7% | 30.6% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 49.7% | 53.5% |
| BP Converted % | 51.3% | 39.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.5 | 25.1 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27 | 28.4 |
| Net Pts Won % | 52.3% | 72.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.5% | 48.8% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 20% | 67% |
Last five matches per player
Martin Damm
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Jun 13
Henrique Rocha
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Final
Jun 7
Andrea Pellegrino
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Semifinals
Jun 6
Pablo Llamas Ruiz
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Quarterfinals
Jun 5
Liam Broady
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 16
Jun 3
Matchup overview
Sumit Nagal and Daniel Merida face off in the Round of 32 at Valencia on Clay.
Sumit Nagal leads 1-0 over 1 previous meeting.
Sumit Nagal is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: W vs Duje Ajdukovic (Jun 25).
Daniel Merida is 3-2 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Martin Damm (Jun 13).
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