Valentin Royer and Denis Yevseyev will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Oeiras 3 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 1:00 pm on COURT 6. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Valentin Royer who should win in 3 sets.
Valentin Royer -> 1.615
Denis Yevseyev -> 2.19
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Prediction and head to head Valentin Royer vs. Denis Yevseyev
There is no head to head record between Valentin Royer and Denis Yevseyev since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Valentin Royer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 61-31 | 16-8 | 31-11 | 10-10 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 48-30 | 6-5 | 32-13 | 10-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 51-20 | 24-7 | 22-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 51-25 | 8-4 | 30-15 | 13-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-17 | 1-2 | 13-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 209, Royer got to the 2nd
round after defeating Ignacio Buse 6-0 6-2.In the 1st round, The French player had a good straight sets win against Buse (6-0 6-2). During the match, Royer scored 63 points vs Buse’s 37. Valentin was quite aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Royer made 2 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Valentin Royer lost the serve once and he saved 5 break points. Furthermore, Royer put 56% of his first serves in, winning 74% (23/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (11/24) on the 2nd serve. Royer broke Buse 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).
Royer has a solid match record in the last 8 years having won 64% of his matches (210-118). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Royer has an overall52-39 match record in the last 8 years on indoor hard courts.
The French player has an overall 2-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 3 Challenger
Denis Yevseyev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 33-41 | 17-14 | 9-16 | 7-10 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-37 | 14-14 | 12-13 | 7-8 | 2-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 50-36 | 23-16 | 16-14 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2022 | 39-31 | 11-9 | 12-12 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2021 | 36-30 | 4-5 | 22-15 | 10-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 249, Yevseyev got to the 2nd round after defeating Mukund Sasikumar 6-4 6-3, Tiago Pereira 2-6 6-4 6-4 and Lukas Klein 6-4 6-0.
In the 1st round, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Klein (6-4 6-0). During the match Yevseyev scored 56 points vs Klein’s 39. The Kazakhstani was extremely aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Yevseyev fired 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Denis Yevseyev conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 3 break points. Furthermore, Yevseyev put 62% of his first serves in, winning 84% (26/31) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (9/19) on the 2nd serve. The Kazakhstani broke Klein 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
The Kazakhstani has an overall 4-3 win-loss record in 2025, 3-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 3 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2025. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Royer | Yevseyev |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 14 | 63 |
| Pts | 63-37 | 225-196 |
| Total Points | 100 | 421 |
| Winners | 23 | 100 |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% |
Royer played 1 match while Yevseyev competed in 3 matches. Yevseyev started his run from the qualifications while Royer had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Denis Yevseyev lost 1 set while Valentin Royer hasn’t lost a set so far. Royer has played 5 set(s) less than Yevseyev (2 vs 7). Therefore, Royer played 49 games less than Yevseyev. Valentin scored 23 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, Denis recorded 100 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Royer | Yevseyev |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 2 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 2 | 3 |
| 1st in | 31/55 | 137/209 |
| %1st in | 56% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 100/137 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 73% |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 33/72 |
| %2nd pts | 46% | 46% |
Royer struck 2 aces . Yevseyev fired 9 aces (3 per match). Royer won 74% points on his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 46% of the points. On the other side, Yevseyev won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Royer | Yevseyev |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 12 |
| Converted | 6/12 | 12/27 |
| % Converted | 50% | 44% |
| Conceded | 6 | 15 |
| Saved | 5 | 10 |
| % Saved | 83% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 |
Valentin broke his opponent 6 times with a 50% conversion rate. The French player surrendered his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded. Yevseyev broke his opponents 12 times with a 44% conversion rate. Yevseyev conceded his serve 5 times and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Royer | |||
| R1 Buse | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-0 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 14 | 14 | |
| pts | 63-37 | 63-37 | |
| Total points | 100 | 100 | |
| Winners | 23 | 23 | |
| %Winners | 37% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 2 | 2 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 31/55 | 31/55 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 23/31 | 23/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/24 | 11/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 46% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 6 | 6 | |
| Converted | 6/12 | 6/12 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Yevseyev | |||||
| Q1 Kumar Mukund | Q3 Pereira | R1 Klein | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 2-6 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 28 | 16 | 63 | |
| pts | 79-64 | 90-93 | 56-39 | 225-196 | |
| Total points | 143 | 183 | 95 | 421 | |
| Winners | 30 | 44 | 26 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 49% | 46% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 0 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 37/64 | 69/95 | 31/50 | 137/209 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 73% | 62% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 30/37 | 44/69 | 26/31 | 100/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 64% | 84% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/27 | 12/26 | 9/19 | 33/72 | |
| % 2nd pts | 44% | 46% | 47% | 46% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 4/13 | 4/7 | 12/27 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 31% | 57% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 5/9 | 3/3 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 56% | 100% | 223% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 | |
Tennis Scores in Oeiras 3 Challenger
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Daniel RinconRincon (6-1 1-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Gastao EliasElias (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Vasil Kirkov/Bart StevensKirkov/Bart Stevens – Radu Albot/Dmitry PopkoAlbot/Dmitry Popko (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Henrique RochaRocha (3-6 6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Liam Draxl/Cleeve HarperDraxl/Cleeve Harper – Pedro Araujo/Matej DodigAraujo/Matej Dodig (6-2 7-66) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Jaime FariaFaria (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Alexander Blockx/Raphael CollignonBlockx/Raphael Collignon (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Clement ChidekhChidekh (6-4 4-6 7-65) – See score progression
- Pedro AraujoAraujo – Jan ChoinskiChoinski (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas (6-4 6-73 6-3) – See score progression
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-73 7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-3 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Raphael CollignonCollignon (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Alexander RitschardRitschard (7-63 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 6-0) – See score progression
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Jaime FariaFaria (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Daniel RinconRincon (6-1 1-6 6-0) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Gastao EliasElias (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Henrique RochaRocha (3-6 6-2 7-6(5)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler – Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Adrian AndreevAndreev – Nicolas MejiaMejia (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Liam DraxlDraxl – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (0-0) – H2H and prediction