Grand Slam · 2nd Round Qualifying · Roland Garros
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Blanchet
⚙️ Grinder
Garin
🧱 The Wall
Matchup analysis
⚙️ Grinder vs 🧱 The Wall is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 2,143 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Ugo Blanchet plays Cristian Garin.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Blanchet | Garin |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–10 | 4–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.18 | 2.70 |
| ROI % | -15.5% | -4.5% |
| Units P/L | -2.64u | -0.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
2
Blanchet
1
Garin
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Blanchet | Garin | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 or more | 94% | 16/17 | 78% | 7/9 |
| 3 or more | 65% | 11/17 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 5 or more | 53% | 9/17 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 10 or more | 18% | 3/17 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/17 | 0% | 0/9 |
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Garin has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Blanchet's 33%).
| Opponent | Blanchet | Garin |
|---|---|---|
| Martin Krumich | L 57 36 | W 62 60 |
| Thiago Agustin Tirante | L 16 16 | L 57 36 |
| Titouan Droguet | L 64 67 26 | L 36 36 |
| Tomas Barrios Vera | L 76 36 67 | W 46 64 61 |
| Abdullah Shelbayh | W 63 61 | W 61 76 |
| Chris Rodesch | W 76 64 | W 76 64 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Blanchet | Garin |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 59.4% | 61.3% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 71.5% | 68.7% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 56.6% | 48.5% |
| Aces / Match | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2 | 2.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 48.7% | 50.2% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 28% | 36.5% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 48.3% | 55% |
| BP Converted % | 33.9% | 51.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 22.8 | 19.9 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 29.6 | 29.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 60.3% | 72.5% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.9% | 52% |
| Surface (Clay) | ||
| Clay Win % | 20% | 57% |
Last five matches per player
Cristian Garin
Mutua Madrid Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Marko Topo
BMW Open by Bitpanda · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 11
Oriol Roca Batalla
Grand Prix Open Comunidad de Madrid by Silverway · Round of 32
Apr 7
Martin Krumich
Open Città della Disfida - Trofeo Lapietra · Round of 16
Apr 3
Manas Dhamne
Open Città della Disfida - Trofeo Lapietra · Round of 32
Apr 2
Martin Damm
Mutua Madrid Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 21
Ugo Blanchet
Mutua Madrid Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Apr 20
Alexander Zverev
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 32
Apr 8
Matteo Arnaldi
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · Round of 64
Apr 6
Nikoloz Basilashvili
Rolex Monte-Carlo Masters · 2nd Round Qualifying
Apr 5
Match summary
Cristian Garin and Ugo Blanchet will meet in the first round of qualifying at the Mutua Madrid Open on clay. Garin is ranked 85th in the world, while Blanchet sits at 166th. The two players have faced each other twice before, with Blanchet holding a 2-0 head-to-head record.
Garin has shown strong recent form, winning 7 of his last 10 matches and sitting at 6 of 10 over his most recent five contests. Blanchet, by contrast, has struggled with a 2-10 record over his last 10 matches and a three-match losing streak heading into this qualifier. Garin lost his last match but remains a threat on clay, where he's posted a 17-3 record this season.
On the surface, Blanchet's clay record stands at just 7-13 this year, well below Garin's 17-3 mark. The matchup features two different playing styles, with Garin known as a defensive player who constructs points patiently, while Blanchet relies on grinding through rallies. Both players will be looking to secure their spot in the main draw.
The match takes place on April 20, 2026, on Madrid's outdoor clay courts. Garin's recent surge in form and superior surface record make this an intriguing first-round qualifier between two very different clay court competitors.
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