James McCabe and Yannick Mertens will fight against each other in the qualifications of the Lille Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Sunday at 6:30 pm on COURT 3. 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 James McCabe who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, James McCabe is the pick to win this match.
James McCabe -> 1.21
Yannick Mertens -> 4.05
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Prediction and head to head James McCabe vs. Yannick Mertens
There is no head to head record between James McCabe and Yannick Mertens since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
James McCabe
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53-32 | 45-26 | 1-2 | 1-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-27 | 24-14 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 30-19 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-5 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 277 (career-high), James will start his run in the Lille Challenger after he played his last match in the Biel Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-4 to Virtanen in the 1st round on the 21st of March.
The Australian has an aggregate 16-7 win-loss record in 2023, 0-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
McCabe’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Bengaluru Challenger and the Puerto Vallarta Challenger.
Talking about his overall career, The Australian has an overall 72-39 record. He has a negative 0-1 record on indoor hard courts.
Previously in the Lille Challenger
The Australian has never competed in this tournament before.
Yannick Mertens
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 0-4 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 9-16 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 23-17 | 14-7 | 3-5 | 6-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2019 | 39-29 | 17-10 | 0-4 | 22-15 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 878, Yannick will start his run in the Lille Challenger after he played his last match in the Tenerife 3 Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-2 to Domingues in the qualifications on the 5th of February.
The Belgian has a composed 0-2 win-loss record in 2023, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.
In terms of his career, Mertens has an overall 325-308 record. He has a positive 98-94 record on indoor hard courts.
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