Ulises Blanch vs Nicolas Mejia — Cleveland CH Qualifying Round 2

Cleveland CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
USA7
Ulises Blanch
#1661ATP
28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 31 January 2022
hard
Nicolas Mejia
COL
Nicolas Mejia
#133ATP
1477ELO
1424Hard ELO
$142kYTD
$524kCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWWLWWWW
Blanch U.
7-5 5-7 7-6
Mejia N.
Blanch U.
75772
Mejia N.
57631

Ulises Blanch defeated Nicolas Mejia 7-5 5-7 7-6 in the Cleveland CH qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nicolas Mejia came in ranked #133, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blanch U.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Mejia N.

Mejia N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Blanch U.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Blanch U.Mejia N.
1st serve in·Even
58%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
39%
Break points saved·Even
64%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
3.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (113 vs 199). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blanch U.Mejia N.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
19
26
Break points saved·Slight edge
83
74
Break points won·Even
2
6
Deciding sets·Clear edge
19
40
Tiebreaks·Even
37
38

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blanch U.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Mejia N.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
3.4
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
7.3
Minutes 14d
6.3
3-set count
4.0
8.0
Prev. match
4.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Blanch U.Mejia N.
Freshness·
—
55

Mejia N.: 2 days rest · 5 matches, 116 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Blanch U.[7]
Mejia N.
7-55-77-63
Hijikata R.[12]
Pervolarakis M.
6-36-3
Quiroz R.
Geerts M.[9]
6-23-66-1
Galarneau A.
Hardt N.[11]
6-36-2
Nava E.[8]
Watanuki Y.[2]
7-647-64
Fanselow S.[10]
Rybakov A.
6-47-65
Q1
Hijikata R.[12]
Nanda G.
7-56-3
Blanch U.[7]
Cozbinov A.
4-66-46-4
Quiroz R.
Polansky P.[5]
6-37-64
Mejia N.
Claverie L.
6-26-1
Geerts M.[9]
Chung Y.
6-31-0
Pervolarakis M.
Wu T.[4]
6-47-65
Hardt N.[11]
Aragone J.
6-36-4
Galarneau A.
Soeda G.[3]
6-16-2
Watanuki Y.[2]
Chappell N.
7-56-2
Fanselow S.[10]
Svajda Z.
6-36-2
Rybakov A.
Uchida K.[1]
6-35-76-4