Mark Lajal and Chris Rodesch will square off in the 2^nd round of the Orleans Challenger for the 2^nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 9:30 pm on CENTRAL ARENA. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.56
Chris Rodesch -> 2.3

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Prediction and head to head Mark Lajal vs. Chris Rodesch

This will be the 2^nd time that Mark Lajal and Chris Rodesch face off. The head to head is 1-0 for Rodesch (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on indoor hard courts.

The last time that they fought against each other, Rodesch won 6-1 6-3 in the qualifications in at the Wimbledon back in June 2025.

Mark Lajal

Ranked no. 145 (career-high), Lajal reached the 2^nd round after defeating Viktor Durasovic 6-3 6-7(3) 7-6(5).

In the 1^st round, Lajal defeated Durasovic (6-3 6-7³ 7-6⁵). During the match, Lajal scored 120 points vs Durasovic’s 110. Lajal was very aggressive to blast 62 winners.

Talking about the service games, Lajal recorded 13 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Mark Lajal lost the serve once and he saved 12 break points. Furthermore, Lajal put 59% of his first serves in, winning 82% (62/76) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (26/52) on the 2nd serve. The Estonian broke Durasovic twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).

Lajal has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 61% of his matches (172-109). 6-2 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Lajal has a compiled46-30 match record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the current year was winning the title the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he defeated Andres Martin in the final 6-7(7) 7-5 7-6(9).

Mark has a composed 37-19 win-loss record in 2025, 6-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Orleans Challenger

Chris Rodesch

Ranked no. 181, the Luxembourger got to the 2^nd round after beating Arthur Bouquier 6-1 2-6 6-4.

In the 1^st round, The Luxembourger defeated Bouquier (6-1 2-6 6-4). During the match Rodesch scored 76 points vs Bouquier’s 75. Chris was extremely aggressive to blast 31 winners.

Talking about serving, Rodesch recorded 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Chris Rodesch was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 72% (31/43) of his 1st serve and 55% (21/38) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Chris broke Bouquier 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).

His best result of the current season was winning the title the Tallahassee Challenger where he defeated Emilio Nava in the final 4-6 6-3 6-4.

The Luxembourger has an overall 32-17 win-loss record in 2025, 7-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in the Orleans Challenger

Chris has never competed in this tournament before.

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Lajal	Rodesch
Match played	1	1
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	25
Pts	120-110	76-75
Total Points	230	151
Winners	62	31
%Winners	52%	41%

Both Lajal and Rodesch played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Mark Lajal dropped 1 set, while Chris Rodesch dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Lajal and Rodesch have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Lajal played 10 games more than Rodesch. Lajal scored 62 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, Chris fired 31 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Lajal	Rodesch
Aces	13	8
Avg per match	13	8
1st in	76/128	43/81
%1st in	59%	53%
1st pts	62/76	31/43
%1st pts	82%	72%
2nd pts	26/52	21/38
%2nd pts	50%	55%

Lajal blasted 13 aces . Rodesch bagged 8 aces . Lajal won 82% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 50% of the points. On the other side, Rodesch won 72% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Lajal	Rodesch
Won	2	3
Converted	2/6	3/5
% Converted	33%	60%
Conceded	13	6
Saved	12	4
% Saved	92%	67%
Times Broken	1	2

Lajal broke his opponent twice with a 33% conversion rate. Mark surrendered his serve once and he saved 92% of the break points that he conceded. The Luxembourger broke his opponent 3 times with a 60% conversion rate. Rodesch conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.

Lajal
	R1 Durasovic	Total
Score	6-3 6-73 7-65
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	35	35
pts	120-110	120-110
Total points	230	230
Winners	62	62
%Winners	52%	52%
SERVE
Aces	13	13
Double Faults	6	6
1st in	76/128	76/128
% 1st in	59%	59%
1st pts	62/76	62/76
% 1st pts	82%	82%
2nd pts	26/52	26/52
% 2nd pts	50%	50%
Breaks
Won	2	2
Converted	2/6	2/6
Converted %	33%	33%
Conceded	13	13
Saved	12/13	12
Saved %	92%	92%
Times Broken	1	1

Rodesch
	R1 Bouquier	Total
Score	6-1 2-6 6-4
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	25	25
pts	76-75	76-75
Total points	151	151
Winners	31	31
%Winners	41%	41%
SERVE
Aces	8	8
Double Faults	6	6
1st in	43/81	43/81
% 1st in	53%	53%
1st pts	31/43	31/43
% 1st pts	72%	72%
2nd pts	21/38	21/38
% 2nd pts	55%	55%
Breaks
Won	3	3
Converted	3/5	3/5
Converted %	60%	60%
Conceded	6	6
Saved	4/6	4
Saved %	67%	67%
Times Broken	2	2

Tennis Scores in Orleans Challenger

• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (7-6⁵ 6-2) – See score progression
• Patrick KypsonKypson – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 7-6⁸) – See score progression
• Matteo GiganteGigante – Clement ChidekhChidekh (7-6⁵ 7-5) – See score progression
• Lukas KleinKlein – Hugo GrenierGrenier (3-6 6-4 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Mae MaligeMalige – Leo RaquilletRaquillet (6-1 6-3) – See score progression
• Mark LajalLajal – Viktor DurasovicDurasovic (6-3 6-7³ 7-6⁵) – See score progression
• Justin EngelEngel – Gregoire BarrereBarrere (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Martin LandaluceLandaluce – Dominic StrickerStricker (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
• Chris RodeschRodesch – Arthur BouquierBouquier (6-1 2-6 6-4) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Emil RuusuvuoriRuusuvuori (7-6(5) 6-2) – See score progression
• Pierre-Hugues HerbertHerbert – Marc-Andrea HueslerHuesler (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Lukas KleinKlein – Hugo GrenierGrenier (3-6 6-4 7-6(4)) – See score progression
• Patrick KypsonKypson – Maxime JanvierJanvier (6-4 7-6(8)) – See score progression
• Matteo GiganteGigante – Clement ChidekhChidekh (7-6(5) 7-5) – See score progression
• Mae MaligeMalige – Leo RaquilletRaquillet (6-1 6-3) – See score progression

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