Antoine Escoffier and Mark Lajal will square off in the semifinal of the Little Rock Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on STADIUM COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.88
Antoine Escoffier -> 1.88
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Prediction and head to head Antoine Escoffier vs. Mark Lajal
There is no head to head record between Antoine Escoffier and Mark Lajal since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Antoine Escoffier
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 22-19 | 14-8 | 0-1 | 7-9 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-30 | 21-14 | 1-2 | 17-12 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-33 | 12-12 | 0-2 | 31-16 | 1-2 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 56-26 | 19-8 | 11-8 | 26-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-6 | 8-1 | 0-0 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 2-0 |
Ranked no. 202, Escoffier reached the semifinal after beating Aidan Mayo 6-3 6-4, Nathan Ponwith 6-1 6-2 and Thai Kwiatkowski 6-1 3-6 7-5.
In the quarter, Antoine defeated Kwiatkowski (6-1 3-6 7-5). During the match, Escoffier scored 102 points vs Kwiatkowski’s 92. Escoffier was very aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Talking about the service games, Escoffier bagged 7 aces and he was not very solid on his 2nd serve to score 13 double faults. Antoine Escoffier lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Escoffier put 52% of his first serves in, winning 71% (39/55) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (21/50) on the 2nd serve. The French player broke Kwiatkowski 6 times after converting 46% of his break points (6/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Escoffier has surrendered 1 set in this event to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Escoffier has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (406-229). 10-5 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Escoffier has an overall 226-119 match record in the last years on hard.
The French player best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger,the Cherbourg Challenger and the Lugano Challenger.
The French player has an overall 24-14 win-loss record in 2023, 10-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Little Rock Challenger
Escoffier has never competed in this tournament before.
Mark Lajal
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-16 | 8-7 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 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 |
| 2021 | 5-7 | 5-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 311, Mark got to the semifinal after beating Mitchell Krueger 6-2 7-63, Tung-Lin Wu 7-5 6-3 and Aziz Dougaz 7-65 6-2.
In the quarter, The Estonian had a good straight sets win against Dougaz (7-65 6-2). During the match Lajal scored 73 points vs Dougaz’s 61. Lajal was exceptionally aggressive to blast 33 winners.
About the serving games, Lajal struck 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Mark Lajal was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (33/42) of his 1st serve and 59% (13/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Lajal broke Dougaz 3 times after converting 27% of his break points (3/11).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Estonian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The Estonian’s best result of the season was reaching the semifinal in the Morelos Challenger and M25 Kursumlijska Banja.
Mark has an aggregate 26-11 win-loss record in 2023, 12-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Escoffier | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 62 | 63 |
| Pts | 240-186 | 222-186 |
| Total Points | 426 | 408 |
| Winners | 89 | 99 |
| %Winners | 37% | 45% |
Both Escoffier and Lajal played 3 matches. At the moment, Antoine Escoffier lost 1 set while Mark Lajal hasn’t conceded a set so far. Escoffier has played 1 set more than Lajal (7 vs 6). However, it’s interesting to notice that Escoffier played 1 game less than Lajal. Antoine scored 89 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Mark managed to score 99 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Escoffier | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 15 | 13 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4.3 |
| 1st in | 112/206 | 135/208 |
| %1st in | 54% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 89/112 | 99/135 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 43/94 | 38/73 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 52% |
Escoffier struck 15 aces (5 per match). Lajal scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Escoffier won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Lajal won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Escoffier | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 14 | 11 |
| Converted | 14/30 | 11/27 |
| % Converted | 47% | 41% |
| Conceded | 14 | 15 |
| Saved | 9 | 10 |
| % Saved | 64% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 5 | 5 |
Escoffier broke his opponents 14 times with a 47% conversion rate. The French player conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. The Estonian broke his opponents 11 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Estonian conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Escoffier | |||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Ponwith |
1/4 Kwiatkowski |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-1 6-2 | 6-1 3-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 15 | 28 | 62 | |
| pts | 73-55 | 65-39 | 102-92 | 240-186 | |
| Total points | 128 | 104 | 194 | 426 | |
| Winners | 33 | 17 | 39 | 89 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 26% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 4 | 7 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | |
| 1st in | 39/60 | 18/41 | 55/105 | 112/206 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 44% | 52% | 54% | |
| 1st pts | 33/39 | 17/18 | 39/55 | 89/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 94% | 71% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 9/21 | 13/23 | 21/50 | 43/94 | |
| % 2nd pts | 43% | 57% | 42% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
| Converted | 3/10 | 5/7 | 6/13 | 14/30 | |
| Converted % | 30% | 71% | 46% | 47% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 0 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | 3/4 | 0/0 | 6/10 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 75% | – | 60% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
| Lajal | |||||
| R1 Krueger |
R2 Wu |
1/4 Dougaz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 7-63 | 7-5 6-3 | 7-65 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
| pts | 75-64 | 74-61 | 73-61 | 222-186 | |
| Total points | 139 | 135 | 134 | 408 | |
| Winners | 32 | 34 | 33 | 99 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 46% | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 44/68 | 49/76 | 42/64 | 135/208 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 64% | 66% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 32/44 | 34/49 | 33/42 | 99/135 | |
| % 1st pts | 73% | 69% | 79% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/24 | 12/27 | 13/22 | 38/73 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 44% | 59% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 5 | 3 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 5/9 | 3/11 | 11/27 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 56% | 27% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 9 | 4 | 15 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 6/9 | 3/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 67% | 75% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWWWLWLWLL Tennis Scores in Little Rock Challenger
- Antoine EscoffierEscoffier – Thai KwiatkowskiKwiatkowski (6-1 3-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Aziz DougazDougaz (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Mikhail KukushkinKukushkin (6-76 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Ji Sung Nam/Artem SitakSung Nam/Artem Sitak – Skander Mansouri/Jose StathamMansouri/Jose Statham (6-4 7-61) – See score progression
- Calum Puttergill/Kelsey StevensonPuttergill/Kelsey Stevenson – Aziz Dougaz/Antoine EscoffierDougaz/Antoine Escoffier (6-0 7-65) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adam WaltonWalton – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
