Otto Virtanen vs Alexander BlockxLille CH Round of 16

Lille CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#140ATP
1706ELO
1674Hard ELO
$214kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 February 2024
hard
#36ATP
1906ELO
1793Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Virtanen O.
6-1 6-4
Blockx A.
Virtanen O.
662
Blockx A.
140

Otto Virtanen defeated Alexander Blockx 6-1 6-4 in the Lille CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Blockx came in ranked #36, leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Otto Virtanen had arrived on a 5-match winning run. Otto Virtanen claimed a first win over Alexander Blockx in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-03-19Miami MastersQ1hardAlexander Blockx3-6 6-4 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Virtanen O.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

Blockx A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Virtanen O.

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

Serve & return on hard

Virtanen O.Blockx A.
Serve
53
Return
42

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
62%
65%
Aces / match·Dominant
8.6
5.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (144 vs 160). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
48
71
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Clear edge
3
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
57
95
Tiebreaks·Even
85
87

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
3.6Hard Elo 1674
Surface ELO
6.4+119 Hard Elo edge
2.8Overall Elo 1706
ELO gap
7.2Overall Elo 1906
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.4
Surface form
3.6
9.05-match win streak
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.3
Minutes 14d
9.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
Defending pts
5.0
Opponent rise
5.0

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·Clear edge
73
94

Virtanen O.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 23 games (7d) · Blockx A.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
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