Zizou Bergs and Mark Lajal will clash against each other in the quarter of the Libema Open for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 5:00 pm on CENTRE COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Zizou Bergs who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Zizou Bergs is the pick to win this match.
Zizou Bergs -> 1.77
Mark Lajal -> 2.05
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Prediction and head to head Zizou Bergs vs. Mark Lajal
There is no head to head record between Zizou Bergs and Mark Lajal since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
Zizou Bergs
21 - 13win/loss
50
49
LLWWWWLLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 23-15 | 12-7 | 2-5 | 5-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 47-29 | 9-9 | 17-7 | 15-9 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-27 | 8-7 | 16-7 | 9-10 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-30 | 7-5 | 7-7 | 17-16 | 8-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 38-21 | 2-5 | 15-10 | 21-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 63, Bergs reached the quarter after defeating Alexander Blockx 6-3 1-6 7-6(3) and Alexei Popyrin 6-7(3) 6-2 7-6(3).
In the 2nd round against Popyrin, The Belgian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-73 6-2 7-63). During the match, Bergs scored 133 points vs Popyrin’s 122. Bergs was exceptionally aggressive to blast 40 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bergs scored 7 aces and he was not very steady on his 2nd serve to score 11 double faults. Zizou Bergs lost the serve 5 times and he saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Bergs put 48% of his first serves in, winning 65% (40/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (32/66) on the 2nd serve. Bergs broke Popyrin 7 times after converting 41% of his break points (7/17).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian has conceded 2 set in this tournament to conquer 51% of the points he played.
Bergs has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (322-193). 2-0 on grass in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Bergs has an overall 21-9 win-loss record in the last years on grass.
Zizou’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Auckland.
The Belgian has an aggregate 21-13 win-loss record in 2025, 2-0 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Mark Lajal
21 - 10win/loss
167
167
LWWWLWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 21-11 | 6-3 | 6-4 | 5-2 | 4-2 | 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. 195, Lajal reached the quarter after beating Corentin Denolly 6-2 6-1, Reilly Opelka 7-6(3) 6-3, Laslo Djere 6-2 6-4 and Hubert Hurkacz w/o.
In the 2nd round, The Estonian defeated Hurkacz (w/o). During the match Lajal and Hurkacz scored the same amount of points (). However, the world no. 63 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Mark was not very aggressive do strike just winners.
Talking about serving, Lajal wasn’t able to score even 1 ace for the entire match and he was very steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Mark Lajal conceded no breaks for the entire match to put 0% of his first serves in, win 0% (/) of the points behind his 1st serve and 0% (/) on the 2nd serve.
Overall Performance in this tournament
Lajal started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to win 58% of the points he played.
Mark’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in the Oeiras 3 Challenger and the Francavilla Challenger.
The Estonian has a compiled 21-10 win-loss record in 2025, 4-1 on grass (See FULL STATS).
Previously in ‘s-Hertogenbosch
Lajal has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bergs | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 63 | 55 |
| Pts | 242-236 | 193-138 |
| Total Points | 478 | 331 |
| Winners | 94 | 84 |
| %Winners | 39% | 44% |
Bergs played 2 matches while Lajal competed in 3 matches. Lajal started his run from the qualifications while Bergs had a direct access to the main draw. At the moment, Zizou Bergs surrendered 2 sets while Mark Lajal hasn’t conceded a set so far. Talking about their workload, Bergs and Lajal have played the same amount of sets 6. However, Bergs played 8 games more than Lajal. Zizou scored 94 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Mark recorded 84 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bergs | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 12 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 4 |
| 1st in | 134/253 | 103/149 |
| %1st in | 53% | 69% |
| 1st pts | 94/134 | 84/103 |
| %1st pts | 70% | 82% |
| 2nd pts | 52/119 | 32/46 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 70% |
Bergs recorded 12 aces (6 per match). Lajal blasted 12 aces (4 per match). Bergs won 70% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Lajal won 82% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 70% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bergs | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 9 |
| Converted | 9/25 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 36% | 50% |
| Conceded | 34 | 4 |
| Saved | 26 | 4 |
| % Saved | 76% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 8 | 0 |
Zizou broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. Zizou lost his serve 8 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Estonian broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Lajal was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 4 break points.
| Bergs | ||||
| R1 Blockx |
R2 Popyrin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 1-6 7-63 | 6-73 6-2 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 29 | 34 | 63 | |
| pts | 109-114 | 133-122 | 242-236 | |
| Total points | 223 | 255 | 478 | |
| Winners | 54 | 40 | 94 | |
| %Winners | 50% | 30% | 39% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 12 | 11 | 23 | |
| 1st in | 72/125 | 62/128 | 134/253 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 48% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 54/72 | 40/62 | 94/134 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 65% | 70% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/53 | 32/66 | 52/119 | |
| % 2nd pts | 38% | 48% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 7 | 9 | |
| Converted | 2/8 | 7/17 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 41% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 16 | 18 | 34 | |
| Saved | 13/16 | 13/18 | 26 | |
| Saved % | 81% | 72% | 77% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| Lajal | ||||||
| Q1 Denolly |
Q3 Opelka |
R1 Djere |
R2 Hurkacz |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 7-63 6-3 | 6-2 6-4 | w/o | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | – | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 22 | 18 | – | 55 | |
| pts | 64-39 | 64-52 | 65-47 | – | 193-138 | |
| Total points | 103 | 116 | 112 | – | 331 | |
| Winners | 19 | 37 | 28 | – | 84 | |
| %Winners | 30% | 58% | 43% | – | 44% | |
| SERVE | ||||||
| Aces | 3 | 6 | 3 | – | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 2 | – | 4 | |
| 1st in | 24/38 | 43/59 | 36/52 | – | 103/149 | |
| % 1st in | 63% | 73% | 69% | – | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 19/24 | 37/43 | 28/36 | – | 84/103 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 86% | 78% | – | 82% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/14 | 12/16 | 10/16 | – | 32/46 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 75% | 63% | – | 70% | |
| Breaks | ||||||
| Won | 5 | 1 | 3 | – | 9 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 1/1 | 3/4 | – | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 100% | 75% | – | 50% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0/0 | 4/4 | – | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 100% | – | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | |
Head 2 Head
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