Mark Lajal and Felix Balshaw will face off in the semifinal of the Manacor Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 3:00 pm on Center Court. 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 Mark Lajal who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mark Lajal is the pick to win this match.
Mark Lajal -> 1.51
Felix Balshaw -> 2.35
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Prediction and head to head Mark Lajal vs. Felix Balshaw
There is no head to head record between Mark Lajal and Felix Balshaw since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Mark Lajal
32 - 21win/loss
149
140
LLWWLWWWWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 38-25 | 29-13 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 46-25 | 20-10 | 6-4 | 15-8 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 38-30 | 18-14 | 0-3 | 15-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 46-29 | 25-16 | 5-2 | 16-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 46-24 | 35-12 | 2-6 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 152, the Estonian got to the semifinal after defeating Motoharu Abe 6-3 6-2, Adrian Boitan 6-4 6-1, Nicolai Budkov Kjaer 6-3 6-1, Ivan Ivanov 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 and Alejo Sanchez Quilez 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, Lajal had a good straight sets win against Sanchez Quilez (6-2 6-3). During the match, Lajal scored 72 points vs Sanchez Quilez’s 57. The Estonian was pretty aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about the service games, Lajal recorded 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mark Lajal lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Lajal put 68% of his first serves in, winning 70% (35/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (10/24) on the 2nd serve. Lajal broke Sanchez Quilez 4 times after converting 50% of his break points (4/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lajal started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 58% of the points he played.
ATP Manacor Challenger - Mark Lajal's projected path
Lajal has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 61% of his matches (213-136). 23-10 on hard in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lajal has an aggregate126-66 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
Lajal’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Lincoln Challenger and the Vancouver Challenger.
The Estonian has a compiled 32-21 win-loss record in 2026, 23-10 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Manacor Challenger
Lajal has never competed in this tournament before.
Felix Balshaw
41 - 16win/loss
198
193
WWLLWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 47-19 | 11-8 | 29-8 | 7-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 33-24 | 19-13 | 14-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 10-7 | 5-5 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 252, Felix reached the semifinal after beating August Holmgren 7-6(3) 7-5, Alexandre Muller 7-5 6-2 and Billy Harris 3-6 7-6(5) 7-5.
In the quarter against Harris, The French player recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 7-65 7-5). During the match Balshaw scored 115 points vs Harris’s 110. Balshaw was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Balshaw made 11 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Felix Balshaw was pretty efficient on serve to win 73% (41/56) of his 1st serve and 53% (26/49) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Balshaw broke Harris 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Felix has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 53% of the points he played.
ATP Manacor Challenger - Felix Balshaw's projected path
Felix’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in M15 Dubrovnik,M15 Prijedor and M25 Deauville.
The French player has a compiled 41-16 win-loss record in 2026, 9-6 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lajal | Balshaw |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 5 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 99 | 79 |
| Pts | 379-275 | 277-243 |
| Total Points | 654 | 520 |
| Winners | 156 | 102 |
| %Winners | 41% | 37% |
Lajal played 5 matches while Balshaw competed in 3 matches. Lajal started his run from the qualifications while Balshaw had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Mark Lajal surrendered 1 set, while Felix Balshaw surrendered 1 set. Lajal has played 4 sets more than Balshaw (11 vs 7). Therefore, Lajal played 20 games more than Balshaw. The Estonian scored 156 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The French player blasted 102 winners (37%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lajal | Balshaw |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 21 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 4.2 | 8 |
| 1st in | 196/320 | 139/235 |
| %1st in | 61% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 156/196 | 102/139 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 61/124 | 57/96 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 59% |
Lajal made 21 aces (4.2 per match). Balshaw fired 24 aces (8 per match). Lajal won 80% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Balshaw won 73% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lajal | Balshaw |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 21 | 9 |
| Converted | 21/52 | 9/24 |
| % Converted | 40% | 38% |
| Conceded | 21 | 15 |
| Saved | 15 | 9 |
| % Saved | 71% | 60% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 6 |
The Estonian broke his opponents 21 times with a 40% conversion rate. The Estonian surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 71% of the break points that he conceded. Felix broke his opponents 9 times with a 38% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lajal | |||||||
| Q1 Abe |
Q3 Boitan |
R1 Budkov |
R2 Ivanov |
1/4 Sanchez |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 6-1 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-74 6-4 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | 16 | 32 | 17 | 99 | |
| pts | 76-54 | 62-41 | 61-36 | 108-87 | 72-57 | 379-275 | |
| Total points | 130 | 103 | 97 | 195 | 129 | 654 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | 26 | 43 | 35 | 156 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 42% | 43% | 40% | 49% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 6 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 21 | |
| 1st in | 30/55 | 32/53 | 29/45 | 55/93 | 50/74 | 196/320 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 60% | 64% | 59% | 68% | 61% | |
| 1st pts | 26/30 | 26/32 | 26/29 | 43/55 | 35/50 | 156/196 | |
| % 1st pts | 87% | 81% | 90% | 78% | 70% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/25 | 14/21 | 9/16 | 13/38 | 10/24 | 61/124 | |
| % 2nd pts | 60% | 67% | 56% | 34% | 42% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 21 | |
| Converted | 3/14 | 3/9 | 4/6 | 7/15 | 4/8 | 21/52 | |
| Converted % | 21% | 33% | 67% | 47% | 50% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 21 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3/3 | 2/2 | 2/7 | 5/6 | 15 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 100% | 29% | 83% | 82% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Balshaw | |||||||
| R1 Holmgren |
R2 Muller |
1/4 Harris |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-63 7-5 | 7-5 6-2 | 3-6 7-65 7-5 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |||
| Tot Games | 25 | 20 | 34 | 79 | |||
| pts | 94-81 | 68-52 | 115-110 | 277-243 | |||
| Total points | 175 | 120 | 225 | 520 | |||
| Winners | 38 | 23 | 41 | 102 | |||
| %Winners | 40% | 34% | 36% | 37% | |||
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 7 | 6 | 11 | 24 | |||
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | |||
| 1st in | 53/75 | 30/55 | 56/105 | 139/235 | |||
| % 1st in | 71% | 55% | 53% | 59% | |||
| 1st pts | 38/53 | 23/30 | 41/56 | 102/139 | |||
| % 1st pts | 72% | 77% | 73% | 73% | |||
| 2nd pts | 15/22 | 16/25 | 26/49 | 57/96 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 68% | 64% | 53% | 59% | |||
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |||
| Converted | 2/10 | 4/7 | 3/7 | 9/24 | |||
| Converted % | 20% | 57% | 43% | 38% | |||
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 10 | 15 | |||
| Saved | 1/2 | 2/3 | 6/10 | 9 | |||
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 60% | 35% | |||
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |||
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Manacor Challenger
- Inaki Montes-De La TorreMontes-De La Torre – Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones (3-6 6-3 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Luca PotenzaPotenza – Edas ButvilasButvilas (4-6 7-5 7-6(6)) – See score progression
- Felix BalshawBalshaw – Billy HarrisHarris (3-6 7-65 7-5) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Alejo Sanchez QuilezSanchez Quilez (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Thomas Fancutt/Seita WatanabeFancutt/Seita Watanabe – Edas Butvilas/Maks KasnikowskiButvilas/Maks Kasnikowski (6-4 3-6 14-12) – See score progression
- Alberto Barroso Campos/David Vega HernandezBarroso Campos/David Vega Hernandez – Zachary Fuchs/Brandon PerezFuchs/Brandon Perez (6-76 6-4 12-10) – See score progression
- Remy Bertola/Jerome KymBertola/Jerome Kym – Benjamin Lock/Courtney John LockLock/Courtney John Lock (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Inaki Montes-De La TorreMontes-De La Torre – Jack Pinnington JonesPinnington Jones (3-6 6-3 3-0 ret.) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Alejo Sanchez QuilezSanchez Quilez (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Felix BalshawBalshaw – Billy HarrisHarris (3-6 7-6(5) 7-5) – See score progression
