James Trotter vs Mark LajalPau CH Qualifying Round 1

Pau CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#432ATP
1414ELO
1380Hard ELO
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLLWLLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 February 2024
hard
#159ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Trotter J.
6-4 6-4
Lajal M.
Trotter J.
662
Lajal M.
440

James Trotter defeated Mark Lajal 6-4 6-4 in the Pau CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Lajal came in ranked #159, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: James Trotter edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Trotter J.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Lajal M.

Lajal M.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Trotter J.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
75%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
35%
38%
Break points saved·Even
64%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
8.5
6.0
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.2
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (134 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
41
43
Break points saved·Even
90
89
Break points won·Slight edge
2
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
82
42
Tiebreaks·Dominant
8
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.0Hard Elo 1380
Surface ELO
7.0+176 Hard Elo edge
3.0Overall Elo 1414
ELO gap
7.0Overall Elo 1589
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
5.1
Fatigue & Travel
7.7
Minutes 14d
7.6
9.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Dominant
61
88

Trotter J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 85 games (7d) · Lajal M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast