Dusan Lajovic and Edas Butvilas will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Lexington Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on STADIUM 2. Here the head to head stats and relative 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 -> 1.82
Edas Butvilas -> 1.86
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Prediction and head to head Dusan Lajovic vs. Edas Butvilas
There is no head to head record between Dusan Lajovic and Edas Butvilas since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Dusan Lajovic
22 - 23win/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, Lajovic got to the semifinal after beating James McCabe 6-3 6-7(5) 6-3, Lloyd Harris 0-6 6-3 6-4 and Abedallah Shelbayh 7-6(4) 2-6 6-4.
In the quarter, Lajovic defeated Shelbayh (7-64 2-6 6-4). During the match, Lajovic scored 95 points vs Shelbayh’s 93. Dusan was quite aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lajovic made 4 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Dusan Lajovic was quite effective on serve to win 75% (38/51) of his 1st serve and 53% (20/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Dusan broke Shelbayh 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Dusan has dropped 3 set in this competition to win 52% of the points he played.
ATP Lexington Challenger - Dusan Lajovic's projected path
Lajovic has won exactly 50% of his matches (265-270) in the last 10 years. 7-3 on hard in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lajovic has a composed 82-89 win-loss record in the last years on hard.
Dusan has a compiled 22-22 win-loss record in 2026, 7-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Lexington Challenger
Dusan has never competed in this tournament before.
Edas Butvilas
27 - 21win/loss
198
194
WLLWWLWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34-25 | 22-10 | 12-11 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 32-32 | 20-12 | 2-10 | 10-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 54-26 | 28-12 | 26-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-23 | 14-9 | 9-9 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 268, Butvilas reached the semifinal after defeating Tristan Boyer 6-3 3-6 6-3, Ozan Baris 6-0 6-2 and Rei Sakamoto 7-6(5) 3-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The Lithuanian defeated Sakamoto (7-65 3-6 7-5).During the match Butvilas scored less points (3) than Sakamoto. In fact, the world no. 149 won 97 points vs Sakamoto’s. That means that Butvilas was more focused during the important points. The Lithuanian was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Butvilas struck 10 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Edas Butvilas lost the serve 4 times. Furthermore, Butvilas put 64% of his first serves in, winning 73% (45/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (17/35) on the 2nd serve. Edas broke Sakamoto 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Edas has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
ATP Lexington Challenger - Edas Butvilas's projected path
Butvilas has a composed 26-21 win-loss record in 2026, 14-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lajovic | Butvilas |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 9 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 87 | 75 |
| Pts | 276-259 | 234-208 |
| Total Points | 535 | 442 |
| Winners | 119 | 96 |
| %Winners | 43% | 41% |
Both Lajovic and Butvilas played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Dusan Lajovic lost 3 sets, while Edas Butvilas conceded 2 sets. Lajovic has played 1 set more than Butvilas (9 vs 8). Therefore, Lajovic played 12 games more than Butvilas. The Serbian scored 119 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Butvilas made 96 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lajovic | Butvilas |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 3.3 | 6 |
| 1st in | 159/265 | 133/220 |
| %1st in | 60% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 119/159 | 96/133 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 72% |
| 2nd pts | 60/106 | 47/87 |
| %2nd pts | 57% | 54% |
Lajovic scored 10 aces (3.3 per match). Butvilas managed to score 18 aces (6 per match). Lajovic won 75% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 57% of the points. On the other side, Butvilas won 72% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lajovic | Butvilas |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 13 |
| Converted | 7/15 | 13/22 |
| % Converted | 47% | 59% |
| Conceded | 24 | 14 |
| Saved | 17 | 7 |
| % Saved | 71% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 |
Lajovic broke his opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Serbian conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Butvilas broke his opponents 13 times with a 59% conversion rate. Butvilas conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lajovic | |||||
| R1 McCabe |
R2 Lloyd |
1/4 Shelbayh |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-75 6-3 | 0-6 6-3 6-4 | 7-64 2-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 25 | 31 | 87 | |
| pts | 101-83 | 80-83 | 95-93 | 276-259 | |
| Total points | 184 | 163 | 188 | 535 | |
| Winners | 52 | 29 | 38 | 119 | |
| %Winners | 51% | 36% | 40% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 64/97 | 44/79 | 51/89 | 159/265 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 56% | 57% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 52/64 | 29/44 | 38/51 | 119/159 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 66% | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/33 | 20/35 | 20/38 | 60/106 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 57% | 53% | 57% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 7/15 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 33% | 75% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 9 | 10 | 24 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 6/9 | 6/10 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 60% | 76% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 | |
| Butvilas | |||||
| R1 Boyer |
R2 Baris |
1/4 Sakamoto |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-3 | 6-0 6-2 | 7-65 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 14 | 34 | 75 | |
| pts | 80-74 | 57-34 | 97-100 | 234-208 | |
| Total points | 154 | 91 | 197 | 442 | |
| Winners | 31 | 20 | 45 | 96 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 35% | 46% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 47/81 | 24/42 | 62/97 | 133/220 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 57% | 64% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/47 | 20/24 | 45/62 | 96/133 | |
| % 1st pts | 66% | 83% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 21/34 | 9/18 | 17/35 | 47/87 | |
| % 2nd pts | 62% | 50% | 49% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 13/22 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 63% | 67% | 59% | |
| Conceded | 9 | 1 | 4 | 14 | |
| Saved | 6/9 | 1/1 | 0/4 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 100% | 0% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Lexington Challenger
- Dusan LajovicLajovic – Abedallah ShelbayhShelbayh (7-64 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Edas ButvilasButvilas – Rei SakamotoSakamoto (7-65 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Sebastian GorznyGorzny (7-65 6-4) – See score progression
- Spencer JohnsonJohnson – Andres MartinMartin (4-6 7-63 6-3) – See score progression
- Ji Sung Nam/Reese StalderSung Nam/Reese Stalder – Blake Bayldon/Patrick HarperBayldon/Patrick Harper (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Spencer JohnsonJohnson – Andres MartinMartin (4-6 7-6(3) 6-3) – See score progression
- Andre IlaganIlagan – Sebastian GorznyGorzny (7-6(5) 6-4) – See score progression
