Raphael Collignon and Mark Lajal will fight against each other in the quarter of the Bratislava 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Friday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Raphael Collignon who should win in 3 sets.
Raphael Collignon -> 1.44
Mark Lajal -> 2.55
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Prediction and head to head Raphael Collignon vs. Mark Lajal
There is no head to head record between Raphael Collignon and Mark Lajal since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Raphael Collignon
40 - 21win/loss
86
73
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 41-22 | 4-4 | 15-9 | 22-8 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 72-23 | 5-3 | 46-8 | 21-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 15-16 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 8-10 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 61-22 | 14-4 | 38-12 | 9-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-20 | 11-11 | 9-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 73 (career-high), the Belgian reached the quarter after beating Lukas Klein 3-6 6-3 7-6(1) and Stan Wawrinka 6-2 6-4.
In the 2nd round, Collignon had a good straight sets win against Wawrinka (6-2 6-4). During the match, Collignon scored 64 points vs Wawrinka’s 48. The Belgian was extremely aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about the service games, Collignon scored 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Raphael Collignon conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 1 break points. Furthermore, Collignon put 78% of his first serves in, winning 79% (34/43) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (6/12) on the 2nd serve. The Belgian broke Wawrinka 3 times after converting 50% of his break points (3/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Collignon has surrendered 1 set in this event to win 54% of the points he played.
Collignon has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 67% of his matches (216-108). 21-7 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Collignon has a composed59-35 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Pau Challenger where he beat Patrick Zahraj in the final 6-2 6-4 and the Monza Challenger where he overcame Vitaliy Sachko in the final 6-3 7-5.
Raphael has an overall 40-21 win-loss record in 2025, 21-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 2 Challenger
The Belgian has never competed in this tournament before.
Mark Lajal
44 - 22win/loss
146
145
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 45-25 | 20-10 | 6-4 | 14-8 | 5-3 | 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. 148, Mark reached the quarter after defeating Norbert Gombos 4-6 6-3 6-2 and Thiago Agustin Tirante 7-5 6-3.
In the 2nd round, The Estonian had a good straight sets win against Agustin Tirante (7-5 6-3). During the match Lajal scored 64 points vs Agustin Tirante’s 45. The Estonian was quite aggressive to blast 35 winners.
Talking about serving, Lajal managed to score 11 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Mark Lajal was very effective on serve to win 95% (35/37) of his 1st serve and 60% (9/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Mark broke Agustin Tirante twice after converting 50% of his break points (2/4).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Estonian has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 56% of the points he played.
His best result of the 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 compiled 44-22 win-loss record in 2025, 13-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Bratislava 2 Challenger
Mark has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Collignon | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 5 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 49 | 48 |
| Pts | 160-138 | 154-119 |
| Total Points | 298 | 273 |
| Winners | 84 | 79 |
| %Winners | 53% | 51% |
Both Collignon and Lajal played 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Raphael Collignon dropped 1 set, while Mark Lajal dropped 1 set. Talking about their workload, Collignon and Lajal have played the same amount of sets 5. However, Collignon played 1 game more than Lajal. The Belgian scored 84 winners (53% of the total points). On the other side, The Estonian struck 79 winners (51%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Collignon | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 21 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 10.5 |
| 1st in | 108/150 | 90/139 |
| %1st in | 72% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 84/108 | 79/90 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 88% |
| 2nd pts | 23/42 | 26/49 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 53% |
Collignon recorded 14 aces (7 per match). Lajal scored 21 aces (10.5 per match). Collignon won 78% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Lajal won 88% of the points on 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 | Collignon | Lajal |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/10 | 5/9 |
| % Converted | 50% | 56% |
| Conceded | 8 | 6 |
| Saved | 6 | 5 |
| % Saved | 75% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
The Belgian broke his opponents 5 times with a 50% conversion rate. Raphael surrendered his serve twice and he saved 75% of the break points that he conceded. Lajal broke his opponents 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Estonian conceded his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Collignon | ||||
| R1 Klein | R2 Wawrinka | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 3-6 6-3 7-61 | 6-2 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 18 | 49 | |
| pts | 96-90 | 64-48 | 160-138 | |
| Total points | 186 | 112 | 298 | |
| Winners | 50 | 34 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 52% | 53% | 53% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 4 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 65/95 | 43/55 | 108/150 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 78% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 50/65 | 34/43 | 84/108 | |
| % 1st pts | 77% | 79% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/30 | 6/12 | 23/42 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 50% | 55% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 3/6 | 5/10 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 50% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 1 | 8 | |
| Saved | 5/7 | 1/1 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 71% | 100% | 86% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| Lajal | ||||
| R1 Gombos | R2 Agustin | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-2 | 7-5 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 21 | 48 | |
| pts | 90-74 | 64-45 | 154-119 | |
| Total points | 164 | 109 | 273 | |
| Winners | 44 | 35 | 79 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 55% | 51% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 10 | 11 | 21 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 53/87 | 37/52 | 90/139 | |
| % 1st in | 61% | 71% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 44/53 | 35/37 | 79/90 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 95% | 88% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/34 | 9/15 | 26/49 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 60% | 53% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/4 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 50% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 0 | 6 | |
| Saved | 5/6 | 0/0 | 5 | |
| Saved % | 83% | – | 42% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
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