Yasutaka Uchiyama and Mark Lajal will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Oeiras 3 Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 3:30 pm on COURT 6. 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 -> 1.444
Yasutaka Uchiyama -> 2.61
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Prediction and head to head Yasutaka Uchiyama vs. Mark Lajal
This will be the 3rd time that Yasutaka Uchiyama and Mark Lajal square off. The head to head is 1-1 for Uchiyama and Lajal (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they played, Uchiyama won 6-7(4) 6-2 6-2 in the final in the Zhangjiagang Challenger back in 2024.
Yasutaka Uchiyama
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-8 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 34-25 | 26-18 | 1-1 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-24 | 27-22 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 23-21 | 16-13 | 0-0 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 12-26 | 9-13 | 0-3 | 1-6 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 149, the Japanese got to the 2nd round after defeating Christopher Eubanks 7-6(6) 6-4.
In the 1st round, The Japanese had a good straight sets win against Eubanks (7-66 6-4). During the match, Uchiyama scored 77 points vs Eubanks’s 69. Yasutaka was exceptionally aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Uchiyama scored 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Yasutaka Uchiyama was quite efficient on serve to win 76% (29/38) of his 1st serve and 69% (25/36) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Uchiyama broke Eubanks once after converting 50% of his break points (1/2).
Uchiyama has good win-loss record in the last 10 years having won 53% of his matches (237-212). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Uchiyama has an aggregate 31-39 match record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
The Japanese has a composed 3-1 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Oeiras 3 Challenger
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
Mark Lajal
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-6 | 6-3 | 1-1 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 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. 235, Mark got to the 2nd round after defeating Unknown Player bye, Cleeve Harper 6-4 6-2 and Henrique Rocha 3-6 6-2 7-6(5).
In the 1st round against Rocha, Lajal recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (3-6 6-2 7-65). During the match Lajal scored 104 points vs Rocha’s 95. Lajal was quite aggressive to blast 37 winners.
About the serving games, Lajal recorded 4 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mark Lajal lost the serve 5 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Lajal put 62% of his first serves in, winning 64% (37/58) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (18/36) on the 2nd serve. The Estonian broke Rocha 5 times after converting 42% of his break points (5/12).
Lajal has an aggregate 5-2 win-loss record in 2025, 3-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Uchiyama | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 23 | 48 |
| Pts | 77-69 | 172-146 |
| Total Points | 146 | 318 |
| Winners | 29 | 66 |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% |
Uchiyama played 1 match while Lajal competed in 2 matches. Lajal started his run from the qualifications while Uchiyama had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Mark Lajal dropped 1 set while Yasutaka Uchiyama hasn’t dropped a set so far. Uchiyama has played 3 set(s) less than Lajal (2 vs 5). Therefore, Uchiyama played 25 games less than Lajal. Uchiyama scored 29 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, The Estonian bagged 66 winners (38%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Uchiyama | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 4.5 |
| 1st in | 38/74 | 103/158 |
| %1st in | 51% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 66/103 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 64% |
| 2nd pts | 25/36 | 29/55 |
| %2nd pts | 69% | 53% |
Uchiyama struck 5 aces . Lajal fired 9 aces (4.5 per match). Uchiyama won 76% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 69% of the points. On the other side, Lajal won 64% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 53% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Uchiyama | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 9 |
| Converted | 1/2 | 9/20 |
| % Converted | 50% | 45% |
| Conceded | 2 | 12 |
| Saved | 2 | 6 |
| % Saved | 100% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 6 |
Yasutaka broke his opponent once with a 50% conversion rate. Uchiyama extremely effective on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 2 break points. Mark broke his opponents 9 times with a 45% conversion rate. The Estonian conceded his serve 6 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Uchiyama | |||
| R1 Eubanks |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-66 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 23 | |
| pts | 77-69 | 77-69 | |
| Total points | 146 | 146 | |
| Winners | 29 | 29 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 38/74 | 38/74 | |
| % 1st in | 51% | 51% | |
| 1st pts | 29/38 | 29/38 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 25/36 | 25/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 69% | 69% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/2 | 1/2 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Lajal | ||||
| Q3 Harper |
R1 Rocha |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 3-6 6-2 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 30 | 48 | |
| pts | 68-51 | 104-95 | 172-146 | |
| Total points | 119 | 199 | 318 | |
| Winners | 29 | 37 | 66 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% | 38% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 4 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 45/64 | 58/94 | 103/158 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 62% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 29/45 | 37/58 | 66/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 64% | 64% | 64% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/19 | 18/36 | 29/55 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 50% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/8 | 5/12 | 9/20 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 42% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 9 | 12 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/9 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 44% | 111% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWWLW Tennis Scores in Oeiras 3 Challenger
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- Valentin RoyerRoyer – Ignacio BuseBuse (6-0 6-2) – See score progression
- Ivan Sabanov/Matej SabanovSabanov/Matej Sabanov – Alexander Blockx/Raphael CollignonBlockx/Raphael Collignon (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Gastao EliasElias (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Denis YevseyevYevseyev – Lukas KleinKlein (6-4 6-0) – 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
- Liam DraxlDraxl – Jesper De JongDe Jong (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Mark LajalLajal – Henrique RochaRocha (3-6 6-2 7-65) – See score progression
- Vasil Kirkov/Bart StevensKirkov/Bart Stevens – Radu Albot/Dmitry PopkoAlbot/Dmitry Popko (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Christopher EubanksEubanks (7-66 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Alexander RitschardRitschard (7-63 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Marton FucsovicsFucsovics – Alejandro Moro CanasMoro Canas (6-4 6-73 6-3) – See score progression
- Nikoloz BasilashviliBasilashvili – Radu AlbotAlbot (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Frederico Ferreira SilvaFerreira Silva (6-3 2-6 7-5) – 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
- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Dominik KoepferKoepfer (6-73 7-65 6-3) – See score progression
- Dmitry PopkoPopko – Raphael CollignonCollignon (6-3 6-2) – 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
