Dusan Lajovic and Abedallah Shelbayh will fight against each other in the quarter of the Lexington Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 12:00 pm on STADIUM 1. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Dusan Lajovic who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Dusan Lajovic is the pick to win this match.
Dusan Lajovic -> 1.57
Abedallah Shelbayh -> 2.22
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Prediction and head to head Dusan Lajovic vs. Abedallah Shelbayh
There is no head to head record between Dusan Lajovic and Abedallah Shelbayh since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Dusan Lajovic
22 - 22win/loss
147
23
LLWWWWLWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 30-28 | 11-7 | 17-19 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 36-33 | 6-11 | 28-18 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 17-23 | 3-7 | 13-11 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-28 | 9-9 | 18-13 | 3-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-30 | 4-11 | 24-15 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 149, Dusan reached the quarter after beating James McCabe 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3 and Lloyd Harris 0-6 6-3 6-4.
In the 2nd round against Lloyd, The Serbian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (0-6 6-3 6-4).During the match, Lajovic scored less points (3) than Lloyd. In fact, the world no. 149 won 80 points vs Lloyd’s. That means that Lajovic was more focused during the important points. The Serbian was extremely aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lajovic bagged 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Dusan Lajovic lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Lajovic put 56% of his first serves in, winning 66% (29/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (20/35) on the 2nd serve. Dusan broke Lloyd twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dusan has lost 2 set in this competition to conquer 52% of the points he played.
ATP Lexington Challenger - Dusan Lajovic's projected path
Lajovic has a unfavourable match record in the last 10 years having won only 49% of his matches (264-270). 6-3 on hard in 2026. . Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Lajovic has an aggregate 81-89 record in the last years on hard.
The Serbian has an overall 21-22 win-loss record in 2026, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lexington Challenger
The Serbian has never competed in this tournament before.
Abedallah Shelbayh
19 - 22win/loss
250
181
LWWLWWLLLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 23-26 | 15-11 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 27-29 | 24-13 | 0-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 39-35 | 18-13 | 12-13 | 8-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-32 | 27-15 | 7-7 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-7 | 17-5 | 3-1 | 5-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 267, Shelbayh reached the quarter after beating Joshua Sheehy 6-3 2-6 7-6(2), Mees Rottgering 7-5 6-4, Alex Bolt 6-2 6-3 and Federico Cina 7-6(3) 6-2.
In the 2nd round, The had a good straight sets win against Cina (7-63 6-2). During the match Shelbayh scored 76 points vs Cina’s 65. Abedallah was pretty aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Shelbayh scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he was not very consistent on his 2nd serve to score 12 double faults. Abedallah Shelbayh lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Shelbayh put 59% of his first serves in, winning 75% (36/48) of the points behind his 1st serve and 29% (10/34) on the 2nd serve. The broke Cina 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Abedallah started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
ATP Lexington Challenger - Abedallah Shelbayh's projected path
The has a composed 19-21 win-loss record in 2026, 11-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lajovic | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 4 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 56 | 90 |
| Pts | 181-166 | 302-261 |
| Total Points | 347 | 563 |
| Winners | 81 | 133 |
| %Winners | 45% | 44% |
Lajovic played 2 matches while Shelbayh competed in 4 matches. Shelbayh started his run from the qualifications while Lajovic had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Dusan Lajovic dropped 2 sets, while Abedallah Shelbayh conceded 1 set. Lajovic has played 3 set(s) less than Shelbayh (6 vs 9). Therefore, Lajovic played 34 games less than Shelbayh. The Serbian scored 81 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Abedallah recorded 133 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lajovic | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 6 | 19 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4.8 |
| 1st in | 108/176 | 177/279 |
| %1st in | 61% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 81/108 | 133/177 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 40/68 | 49/102 |
| %2nd pts | 59% | 48% |
Lajovic struck 6 aces (3 per match). Shelbayh managed to score 19 aces (4.8 per match). Lajovic won 75% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Shelbayh won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lajovic | Shelbayh |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 14 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 14/25 |
| % Converted | 36% | 56% |
| Conceded | 14 | 21 |
| Saved | 11 | 14 |
| % Saved | 79% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Lajovic broke his opponents 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Serbian surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 79% of the break points that he conceded. Abedallah broke his opponents 14 times with a 56% conversion rate. Shelbayh conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lajovic | ||||
| R1 McCabe |
R2 Lloyd |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-75 6-3 | 0-6 6-3 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 25 | 56 | |
| pts | 101-83 | 80-83 | 181-166 | |
| Total points | 184 | 163 | 347 | |
| Winners | 52 | 29 | 81 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 36% | 45% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 64/97 | 44/79 | 108/176 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 56% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 52/64 | 29/44 | 81/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 66% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 20/35 | 40/68 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 57% | 59% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/6 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 33% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 14 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 6/9 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 84% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Shelbayh | ||||||
| Q1 Sheehy |
Q3 Rottgering |
R1 Bolt |
R2 Cina |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 2-6 7-62 | 7-5 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | 7-63 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 22 | 17 | 21 | 90 | |
| pts | 94-94 | 72-61 | 60-41 | 76-65 | 302-261 | |
| Total points | 188 | 133 | 101 | 141 | 563 | |
| Winners | 46 | 31 | 20 | 36 | 133 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 43% | 33% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 7 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 19 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 20 | |
| 1st in | 65/97 | 40/60 | 24/40 | 48/82 | 177/279 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | 60% | 59% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 46/65 | 31/40 | 20/24 | 36/48 | 133/177 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 78% | 83% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/32 | 10/20 | 12/16 | 10/34 | 49/102 | |
| % 2nd pts | 53% | 50% | 75% | 29% | 48% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 3/8 | 4/4 | 5/6 | 14/25 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 38% | 100% | 83% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 21 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 6/9 | 14 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 0% | – | 67% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7 | |
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