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.
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
| 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.
Mark Lajal
36 - 27win/loss
212
191
| 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).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
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 | |
Tennis Scores in Charlottesville Challenger
- Patrick Harper/Finn ReynoldsHarper/Finn Reynolds – Trey Hilderbrand/Alex LawsonHilderbrand/Alex Lawson (7-62 4-6 14-12) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Robert Cash/James TracyCash/James Tracy – Marcelo Demoliner/Christian HarrisonDemoliner/Christian Harrison (6-2 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Chris Rodesch/William WoodallRodesch/William Woodall – Hans Hach Verdugo/Szymon WalkowHach Verdugo/Szymon Walkow (6-78 6-1 10-8) – Stats, scores, rankings
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