H2H, prediction of Learner Tien vs Mark Lajal in Charlottesville Challenger with odds, preview, pick | 1st November 2024

PREVIEW. Charlottesville Challenger. Tien and Lajal will fight against each other in the quarter of the Charlottesville Challenger. See the prediction, H2H stats, odds, and preview of their upcoming match on Friday the 1st of November

Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. Mark Lajal

Learner Tien and Mark Lajal will clash against each other in the quarter of the Charlottesville Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on COURT 9. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Learner Tien who should win in 3 sets.

See updated oddsAs per the initial odds, Learner Tien is the pick to win this match.
Learner Tien -> 1.51
Mark Lajal -> 2.42

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Prediction and head to head Learner Tien vs. Mark Lajal

There is no head to head record between Learner Tien and Mark Lajal since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Learner Tien

Learner Tien
Learner Tien

55 - 9win/loss

Hard
53-8
I Hard
2-0
Clay
0-1
Rank
125
High
124
WWWWWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 55-9 53-8 0-1 2-0 0-0 0-0
2023 30-10 20-10 0-0 10-0 0-0 0-0
2022 12-11 8-5 3-3 1-3 0-0 0-0

Ranked no. 125, Learner reached the quarter after defeating Beibit Zhukayev 2-6 6-4 6-2 and Nicolas Mejia 6-4 7-6(8).

In the 2nd round, The American had a good straight sets win against Mejia (6-4 7-68). During the match, Tien scored 89 points vs Mejia’s 81. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.

Talking about the service games, Tien fired 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Learner Tien lost the serve twice and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Tien put 62% of his first serves in, winning 64% (36/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 60% (21/35) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Mejia 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Learner has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 51% of the points he played.

Tien has a fantastic win-loss record in the last 3 years having won 76% of his matches (97-30). 2-0 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Tien has a composed13-3 match record in the last 3 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he overcame Nishesh Basavareddy in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4 and the Las Vegas Challenger where he beat Tristan Boyer in the final 7-5 1-6 6-3 and the Fairfield Challenger where he defeated Bernard Tomic in the final 6-0 6-1.

Tien has an aggregate 55-9 win-loss record in 2024, 2-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Charlottesville Challenger

The American has never competed in this tournament before.

Tien
Charlottesville Challenger
Tien's Record

Mark Lajal

Mark Lajal
Mark Lajal

36 - 27win/loss

Hard
18-14
I Hard
13-7
Clay
0-3
Grass
5-3
Rank
212
High
191
WWLWWWLWLW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2024 36-27 18-14 0-3 13-7 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. 212, Mark got to the quarter after beating Henry Searle 6-3 6-3 and Patrick Kypson 7-6(4) 6-3.

In the 2nd round, Lajal had a good straight sets win against Kypson (7-64 6-3). During the match Lajal scored 74 points vs Kypson’s 59. The Estonian was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.

Talking about serving, Lajal struck 15 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Mark Lajal was extremely efficient on serve to win 93% (27/29) of his 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Estonian broke Kypson twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Mark hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.

Mark’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Zhangjiagang Challenger.

Lajal has an overall 36-27 win-loss record in 2024, 13-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Lajal
Charlottesville Challenger
Lajal's Record
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

L.Tien
M.Lajal
3h:57
3h:57
Time on court​
2h:56
2h:56
!
2h:10
2h:10
Last match​
1h:38
1h:38
2
2
Match played
2
2
49
49
Games Played​
40
40
5
5
Set played​​
4
4
168
168
Total points​
141
141
84
84
Avg point​
70.5
70.5
70
70
Winners
53
53
35
35
Avg Winners​
26.5
26.5
42%
42%
Ratio winners
38%
38%
-- Serve --
8
8
Aces
20
20
4
4
Avg Aces
10
10
6
6
Double Faults
8
8
3
3
Avg Double Faults
4
4
70/106
70/106
1st won total​
53/64
53/64
66%
66%
1st won %
!
83%
83%
40/68
40/68
2nd won total​
24/42
24/42
59%
59%
2nd won %
57%
57%
-- Break Points --
6/15
6/15
BP won
7/15
7/15
3/7.5
3/7.5
Avg BP won
3.5/7.5
3.5/7.5
40%
40%
Won
47%
47%
18
18
Conceded
5
5
9
9
Avg Conceded
2.5
2.5
4
4
Broken
2
2
2
2
Avg Broken
1
1
14
14
Saved
3
3

Matches, sets, games and points

Points Tien Lajal
Match played 2 2
Tot Set 5 4
Tot Games 49 40
Pts 168-163 141-110
Total Points 331 251
Winners 70 53
%Winners 42% 38%

Both Tien and Lajal played 2 matches. At the moment, Learner Tien surrendered 1 set while Mark Lajal hasn’t dropped a set so far. Tien has played 1 set more than Lajal (5 vs 4). Therefore, Tien played 9 games more than Lajal. The American scored 70 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, The Estonian scored 53 winners (38%).

Serve Performance

Serve Tien Lajal
Aces 8 20
Avg per match 4 10
1st in 106/174 64/106
%1st in 61% 60%
1st pts 70/106 53/64
%1st pts 66% 83%
2nd pts 40/68 24/42
%2nd pts 59% 57%

Tien blasted 8 aces (4 per match). Lajal fired 20 aces (10 per match). Tien won 66% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 59% of the points. On the other side, Lajal won 83% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 57% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks Tien Lajal
Won 6 7
Converted 6/15 7/15
% Converted 40% 47%
Conceded 18 5
Saved 14 3
% Saved 78% 60%
Times Broken 4 2

The American broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Tien dropped his serve 4 times and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded. Mark broke his opponents 7 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Estonian conceded his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded.

Tien
R1
Zhukayev
R2
Mejia
Total
Score 2-6 6-4 6-2 6-4 7-68
Tot Set 3 2 5
Tot Games 26 23 49
pts 79-82 89-81 168-163
Total points 161 170 331
Winners 34 36 70
%Winners 43% 40% 42%
SERVE
Aces 4 4 8
Double Faults 3 3 6
1st in 50/83 56/91 106/174
% 1st in 60% 62% 61%
1st pts 34/50 36/56 70/106
% 1st pts 68% 64% 66%
2nd pts 19/33 21/35 40/68
% 2nd pts 58% 60% 59%
Breaks
Won 3 3 6
Converted 3/8 3/7 6/15
Converted % 38% 43% 40%
Conceded 9 9 18
Saved 7/9 7/9 14
Saved % 78% 78% 78%
Times Broken 2 2 4
Lajal
R1
Searle
R2
Kypson
Total
Score 6-3 6-3 7-64 6-3
Tot Set 2 2 4
Tot Games 18 22 40
pts 67-51 74-59 141-110
Total points 118 133 251
Winners 26 27 53
%Winners 39% 36% 38%
SERVE
Aces 5 15 20
Double Faults 5 3 8
1st in 35/53 29/53 64/106
% 1st in 66% 55% 60%
1st pts 26/35 27/29 53/64
% 1st pts 74% 93% 83%
2nd pts 8/18 16/24 24/42
% 2nd pts 44% 67% 57%
Breaks
Won 5 2 7
Converted 5/10 2/5 7/15
Converted % 50% 40% 47%
Conceded 5 0 5
Saved 3/5 0/0 3
Saved % 60% 30%
Times Broken 2 0 2

Head 2 Head

Win Loss
Tien
WWWWWWWLWW
Lajal
WWLWWWLWLW
2024 2023 2022
55 - 9
35 - 26
53-8
Hard
17-13
2-0
I Hard
13-7
0-0
Grass
5-3

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