Mark Lajal and Alexander Blockx will square off in the quarter of the Orleans Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 1:30 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. 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 -> 1.7
Alexander Blockx -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Mark Lajal vs. Alexander Blockx
There is no head to head record between Mark Lajal and Alexander Blockx since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Mark Lajal
29 - 23win/loss
229
191
LLWWLWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 2021 | 5-7 | 5-4 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 230, Lajal got to the quarter after defeating Niki Kaliyanda Poonacha 6-3 6-4, Lucas Poullain 7-6(3) 3-6 6-4, Matteo Martineau 4-6 7-5 6-3 and Calvin Hemery 6-4 3-6 7-6(3).
In the 2nd round, Mark defeated Hemery (6-4 3-6 7-63). During the match, Lajal scored 97 points vs Hemery’s 96. Mark was exceptionally aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Regarding the service games, Lajal struck 5 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Mark Lajal lost the serve 3 times and he saved 1 break points. Furthermore, Lajal put 80% of his first serves in, winning 71% (50/70) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (8/17) on the 2nd serve. Lajal broke Hemery 3 times after converting 30% of his break points (3/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Estonian started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has lost 3 set in this tournament to win 51% of the points he played.
Lajal has a solid match record in the last 4 years having won 60% of his matches (126-83). 6-3 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Lajal has a composed31-21 record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.
Lajal’s best result of the season was getting to the final in the Zhangjiagang Challenger.
Lajal has a compiled 29-23 win-loss record in 2024, 6-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Orleans Challenger
Mark has never competed in this tournament before.
Alexander Blockx
21 - 19win/loss
203
203
LWWWWWLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 31-24 | 7-11 | 7-3 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-15 | 4-3 | 11-7 | 24-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 248 (career-high), Alexander got to the quarter after defeating Norbert Gombos 6-1 6-4 and Denis Shapovalov 6-4 6-7(5) 6-2.
In the 2nd round, Alexander defeated Shapovalov (6-4 6-75 6-2). During the match Blockx scored 107 points vs Shapovalov’s 92. Alexander was extremely aggressive to blast 47 winners.
About the serving games, Blockx scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Alexander Blockx lost the serve twice and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Blockx put 68% of his first serves in, winning 69% (47/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 63% (20/32) on the 2nd serve. Blockx broke Shapovalov 5 times after converting 50% of his break points (5/10).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
Alexander’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in the Nottingham Challenger,the Hamburg Challenger,the Cordenons Challenger and M25 Koksijde.
Blockx has a composed 21-19 win-loss record in 2024, 11-8 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Lajal | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 4 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 11 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 114 | 48 |
| Pts | 377-357 | 167-137 |
| Total Points | 734 | 304 |
| Winners | 177 | 70 |
| %Winners | 47% | 42% |
Lajal played 4 matches while Blockx competed in 2 matches. Lajal started his run from the qualifications while Blockx had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Mark Lajal dropped 3 sets, while Alexander Blockx dropped 1 set. Lajal has played 6 sets more than Blockx (11 vs 5). Therefore, Lajal played 66 games more than Blockx. Mark scored 177 winners (47% of the total points). On the other side, Alexander fired 70 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Lajal | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 22 | 4 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 2 |
| 1st in | 255/348 | 103/158 |
| %1st in | 73% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 177/255 | 70/103 |
| %1st pts | 69% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 48/93 | 34/55 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 62% |
Lajal struck 22 aces (5.5 per match). Blockx made 4 aces (2 per match). Lajal won 69% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Blockx won 68% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 62% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Lajal | Blockx |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/36 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 36% | 50% |
| Conceded | 23 | 12 |
| Saved | 13 | 9 |
| % Saved | 57% | 75% |
| Times Broken | 10 | 3 |
Mark broke his opponents 13 times with a 36% conversion rate. Mark conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. Blockx broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Blockx conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded.
| Lajal | ||||||
| Q1 Kaliyanda |
Q3 Poullain |
R1 Martineau |
R2 Hemery |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 7-63 3-6 6-4 | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 6-4 3-6 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 32 | 31 | 32 | 114 | |
| pts | 75-55 | 97-104 | 108-102 | 97-96 | 377-357 | |
| Total points | 130 | 201 | 210 | 193 | 734 | |
| Winners | 33 | 40 | 54 | 50 | 177 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 41% | 50% | 52% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 8 | 5 | 22 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 40/58 | 66/92 | 79/111 | 70/87 | 255/348 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 72% | 71% | 80% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 33/40 | 40/66 | 54/79 | 50/70 | 177/255 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 61% | 68% | 71% | 69% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 13/26 | 16/32 | 8/17 | 48/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 50% | 50% | 47% | 52% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 4/12 | 4/9 | 3/10 | 13/36 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 33% | 44% | 30% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 8 | 10 | 4 | 23 | |
| Saved | 1/1 | 4/8 | 7/10 | 1/4 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 50% | 70% | 25% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Blockx | ||||||
| R1 Gombos |
R2 Shapovalov |
Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-75 6-2 | ||||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
| Tot Games | 17 | 31 | 48 | |||
| pts | 60-45 | 107-92 | 167-137 | |||
| Total points | 105 | 199 | 304 | |||
| Winners | 23 | 47 | 70 | |||
| %Winners | 38% | 44% | 42% | |||
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 1 | 4 | |||
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
| 1st in | 35/58 | 68/100 | 103/158 | |||
| % 1st in | 60% | 68% | 65% | |||
| 1st pts | 23/35 | 47/68 | 70/103 | |||
| % 1st pts | 66% | 69% | 68% | |||
| 2nd pts | 14/23 | 20/32 | 34/55 | |||
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 63% | 62% | |||
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |||
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/10 | 9/18 | |||
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |||
| Conceded | 5 | 7 | 12 | |||
| Saved | 4/5 | 5/7 | 9 | |||
| Saved % | 80% | 71% | 38% | |||
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 3 | |||
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