Liam Draxl and Alexander Blockx will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Granby Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:00 pm on COURT CENTRAL. 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 Alexander Blockx who should win in 3 sets.
Alexander Blockx -> 1.83
Liam Draxl -> 1.89
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Prediction and head to head Liam Draxl vs. Alexander Blockx
This will be the 3rd time that Liam Draxl and Alexander Blockx clash against each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Draxl won 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the final in the Winnipeg Challenger back in July 2025.
Liam Draxl
41 - 17win/loss
115
115
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 41-18 | 16-6 | 10-5 | 15-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
2024 | 51-24 | 21-10 | 17-12 | 13-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 121 (career-high), Draxl got to the semifinal after defeating Alfredo Perez 3-6 7-5 6-2, Kris Van Wyk 6-0 6-1 and Alexis Galarneau 6-1 4-6 6-1.
In the quarter, Liam defeated Galarneau (6-1 4-6 6-1). During the match, Draxl scored 86 points vs Galarneau’s 75. Liam was very aggressive to blast 44 winners.
Regarding the service games, Draxl blasted 3 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Liam Draxl lost the serve once and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Draxl put 75% of his first serves in, winning 68% (44/65) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. The Canadian broke Galarneau 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Draxl has conceded 2 set in this event to win 56% of the points he played.
Draxl has a solid win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 67% of his matches (201-98). 15-5 on hard in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Draxl has a composed103-49 record in the last 8 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Winnipeg Challenger where he overcame Alexander Blockx in the final 1-6 6-3 6-4.
Liam has an overall 40-17 win-loss record in 2025, 15-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Granby Challenger
Alexander Blockx
26 - 18win/loss
122
122
Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
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2025 | 27-19 | 10-6 | 4-4 | 9-5 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
2024 | 31-24 | 7-11 | 7-3 | 17-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2023 | 39-15 | 4-3 | 11-7 | 24-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
2022 | 4-7 | 2-2 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 128 (career-high), the Belgian got to the semifinal after beating Andres Martin 7-5 6-2, Yu Hsiou Hsu 7-5 6-0 and Sho Shimabukuro 6-2 6-3.
In the quarter, The Belgian had a good straight sets win against Shimabukuro (6-2 6-3). During the match Blockx scored 58 points vs Shimabukuro’s 44. Blockx was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Talking about serving, Blockx struck 3 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Alexander Blockx was quite efficient on serve to win 81% (25/31) of his 1st serve and 62% (13/21) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Blockx broke Shimabukuro 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Belgian hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 58% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Oeiras 3 Challenger where he overcame Liam Draxl in the final 7-5 6-1.
The Belgian has a compiled 26-17 win-loss record in 2025, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Granby Challenger
Blockx has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
Points | Draxl | Blockx |
---|---|---|
Match played | 3 | 3 |
Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
Tot Games | 66 | 55 |
Pts | 234-181 | 201-148 |
Total Points | 415 | 349 |
Winners | 97 | 72 |
%Winners | 41% | 36% |
Both Draxl and Blockx played 3 matches. At the moment, Liam Draxl dropped 2 sets while Alexander Blockx hasn’t dropped a set so far. Draxl has played 2 sets more than Blockx (8 vs 6). Therefore, Draxl played 11 games more than Blockx. Draxl scored 97 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, Blockx bagged 72 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
Serve | Draxl | Blockx |
---|---|---|
Aces | 11 | 9 |
Avg per match | 3.7 | 3 |
1st in | 140/208 | 99/158 |
%1st in | 67% | 63% |
1st pts | 97/140 | 72/99 |
%1st pts | 69% | 73% |
2nd pts | 38/68 | 36/59 |
%2nd pts | 56% | 61% |
Draxl managed to score 11 aces (3.7 per match). Blockx bagged 9 aces (3 per match). Draxl won 69% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 56% of the points. On the other side, Blockx won 73% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 61% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks | Draxl | Blockx |
---|---|---|
Won | 16 | 13 |
Converted | 16/28 | 13/27 |
% Converted | 57% | 48% |
Conceded | 22 | 6 |
Saved | 17 | 3 |
% Saved | 77% | 50% |
Times Broken | 5 | 3 |
The Canadian broke his opponents 16 times with a 57% conversion rate. Draxl lost his serve 5 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Blockx broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Belgian conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
Draxl | |||||
R1 Perez | R2 Van | 1/4 Galarneau | Total | ||
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Score | 3-6 7-5 6-2 | 6-0 6-1 | 6-1 4-6 6-1 | ||
Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
Tot Games | 29 | 13 | 24 | 66 | |
pts | 93-80 | 55-26 | 86-75 | 234-181 | |
Total points | 173 | 81 | 161 | 415 | |
Winners | 39 | 14 | 44 | 97 | |
%Winners | 42% | 25% | 51% | 41% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 7 | 1 | 3 | 11 | |
Double Faults | 5 | 0 | 6 | 11 | |
1st in | 56/88 | 19/33 | 65/87 | 140/208 | |
% 1st in | 64% | 58% | 75% | 67% | |
1st pts | 39/56 | 14/19 | 44/65 | 97/140 | |
% 1st pts | 70% | 74% | 68% | 69% | |
2nd pts | 16/32 | 11/14 | 11/22 | 38/68 | |
% 2nd pts | 50% | 79% | 50% | 56% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 6 | 5 | 16 | |
Converted | 5/10 | 6/9 | 5/9 | 16/28 | |
Converted % | 50% | 67% | 56% | 57% | |
Conceded | 10 | 2 | 10 | 22 | |
Saved | 6/10 | 2/2 | 9/10 | 17 | |
Saved % | 60% | 100% | 90% | 83% | |
Times Broken | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Blockx | |||||
R1 Martin | R2 Hsiou | 1/4 Shimabukuro | Total | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Score | 7-5 6-2 | 7-5 6-0 | 6-2 6-3 | ||
Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Tot Games | 20 | 18 | 17 | 55 | |
pts | 65-50 | 78-54 | 58-44 | 201-148 | |
Total points | 115 | 132 | 102 | 349 | |
Winners | 21 | 26 | 25 | 72 | |
%Winners | 32% | 33% | 43% | 36% | |
SERVE | |||||
Aces | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 | |
Double Faults | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
1st in | 31/50 | 37/56 | 31/52 | 99/158 | |
% 1st in | 62% | 66% | 60% | 63% | |
1st pts | 21/31 | 26/37 | 25/31 | 72/99 | |
% 1st pts | 68% | 70% | 81% | 73% | |
2nd pts | 12/19 | 11/19 | 13/21 | 36/59 | |
% 2nd pts | 63% | 58% | 62% | 61% | |
Breaks | |||||
Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
Converted | 5/9 | 5/14 | 3/4 | 13/27 | |
Converted % | 56% | 36% | 75% | 48% | |
Conceded | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
Saved | 1/3 | 2/3 | 0/0 | 3 | |
Saved % | 33% | 67% | – | 33% | |
Times Broken | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Tennis Scores in Granby Challenger
- Finn Reynolds/James WattReynolds/James Watt – Yu Hsiou Hsu/Tsung-Hao HuangHsiou Hsu/Tsung-Hao Huang (6-4 7-5) – Stats, scores, rankings
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Liam DraxlDraxl – (1-1) – H2H and prediction