Mark Lajal and Seong Chan Hong will play each other in the 2nd round of the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 12:30 pm on COURT B. 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 -> 1.47
Seong Chan Hong -> 2.56
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Prediction and head to head Mark Lajal vs. Seong Chan Hong
There is no head to head record between Mark Lajal and Seong Chan Hong since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Mark Lajal
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 15-15 | 8-7 | 0-3 | 2-3 | 5-2 | 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. 206, Lajal got to the 2nd round after defeating Mattia Bellucci 4-6 6-4 4-1 ret..
In the 1st round against Bellucci, the Estonian had a free pass after Bellucci retired on a 4-6 6-4 4-1 . scoreline.
Lajal has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 62% of his matches (98-60). 1-0 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Lajal has an aggregate66-32 match record in the last 4 years on hard.
The Estonian has an aggregate 1-0 win-loss record in 2024, 1-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Nonthaburi 1 Challenger
The Estonian has never competed in this tournament before.
Seong Chan Hong
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-18 | 27-14 | 0-1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-34 | 17-18 | 5-6 | 5-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-18 | 36-12 | 4-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-8 | 7-3 | 10-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 273, the Korean got to the 2nd round after defeating Nick Hardt 1-6 6-1 6-3, Hady Habib 4-6 6-3 6-2 and Pierre-Hugues Herbert 6-4 2-6 6-3.
In the 1st round, Chan Hong defeated Herbert (6-4 2-6 6-3). During the match Chan Hong scored 82 points vs Herbert’s 80. Seong was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Chan Hong scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Seong Chan Hong lost the serve 3 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Chan Hong put 70% of his first serves in, winning 66% (37/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (12/24) on the 2nd serve. Seong broke Herbert 4 times after converting 44% of his break points (4/9).
Chan Hong has a compiled 3-0 win-loss record in 2024, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lajal | Chan Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 25 | 77 |
| Pts | 85-70 | 257-233 |
| Total Points | 155 | 490 |
| Winners | 31 | 110 |
| %Winners | 36% | 43% |
Lajal played 1 match while Chan Hong competed in 3 matches. Chan Hong started his run from the qualifications while Lajal had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Mark Lajal dropped 1 set, while Seong Chan Hong lost 3 sets. Lajal has played 5 set(s) less than Chan Hong (4 vs 9). Therefore, Lajal played 52 games less than Chan Hong. Lajal scored 31 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Seong recorded 110 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lajal | Chan Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 42/72 | 168/249 |
| %1st in | 58% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 31/42 | 110/168 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 65% |
| 2nd pts | 20/30 | 40/81 |
| %2nd pts | 67% | 49% |
Lajal managed to score 5 aces . Chan Hong managed to score 11 aces (3.7 per match). Lajal won 74% points behind his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 67% of the points. On the other side, Chan Hong won 65% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 49% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lajal | Chan Hong |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 3 | 14 |
| Converted | 3/6 | 14/26 |
| % Converted | 50% | 54% |
| Conceded | 5 | 29 |
| Saved | 3 | 21 |
| % Saved | 60% | 72% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 8 |
Mark broke his opponent 3 times with a 50% conversion rate. Lajal dropped his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Seong broke his opponents 14 times with a 54% conversion rate. The Korean conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lajal | |||
| R1 Bellucci |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-4 4-1 ret. | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 85-70 | 85-70 | |
| Total points | 155 | 155 | |
| Winners | 31 | 31 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 42/72 | 42/72 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 31/42 | 31/42 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/30 | 20/30 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/6 | 3/6 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Chan Hong | |||||
| Q1 Hardt |
Q3 Habib |
R1 Herbert |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 6-1 6-3 | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | 6-4 2-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 27 | 27 | 77 | |
| pts | 73-64 | 102-89 | 82-80 | 257-233 | |
| Total points | 137 | 191 | 162 | 490 | |
| Winners | 27 | 46 | 37 | 110 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 45% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 42/65 | 70/104 | 56/80 | 168/249 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 67% | 70% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 27/42 | 46/70 | 37/56 | 110/168 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 66% | 66% | 65% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/23 | 17/34 | 12/24 | 40/81 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 50% | 50% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/9 | 4/9 | 14/26 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 56% | 44% | 54% | |
| Conceded | 4 | 14 | 11 | 29 | |
| Saved | 1/4 | 12/14 | 8/11 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 25% | 86% | 73% | 184% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLWWLWLLWW Tennis Scores in Nonthaburi 1 Challenger
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (7-61 7-66) – See score progression
- Laurent LokoliLokoli – Stefano TravagliaTravaglia (6-3 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Wishaya TrongcharoenchaikulTrongcharoenchaikul (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ivan GakhovGakhov – Arthur WeberWeber (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Seong Chan HongChan Hong – Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert (6-4 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Zdenek KolarKolar – Kasidit SamrejSamrej (5-7 6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Marat Sharipov (RUS)Sharipov (RUS) – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Mattia BellucciBellucci (4-6 6-4 4-1 ret.) – See score progression
- Lucas PouillePouille – Goncalo OliveiraOliveira (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy – Dennis NovakNovak (5-7 6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu – Mate ValkuszValkusz (6-3 3-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Maximus JonesJones – Marco CecchinatoCecchinato (7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Kimmer CoppejansCoppejans – Lucas PoullainPoullain (3-6 6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Brandon HoltHolt – Clement TaburTabur (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Gauthier OnclinOnclin – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Valentin VacherotVacherot – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (7-6(1) 7-6(6)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Evgeny DonskoyDonskoy – Gauthier OnclinOnclin (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lucas PouillePouille – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Laurent LokoliLokoli – Valentin VacherotVacherot (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Chun Hsin TsengHsin Tseng – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (1-2) – H2H and prediction
- Brandon HoltHolt – Zdenek KolarKolar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Francesco PassaroPassaro – Ivan GakhovGakhov (0-1) – H2H and prediction
