Valentin Royer vs Ignacio Buse — Barcelona CH Round of 32

Barcelona CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
Valentin Royer
FRA
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 1 April 2024
clay
Ignacio Buse
PER
Ignacio Buse
#33ATP
1822ELO
1786Clay ELO
$949kYTD
$1.4MCAREER
22 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWLWWW
Royer V.
6-3 6-4
Buse I.
Royer V.
662
Buse I.
340

Valentin Royer defeated Ignacio Buse 6-3 6-4 in the Barcelona CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Ignacio Buse came in ranked #33.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Royer V.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Buse I.

Buse I.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Royer V.

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 clay

Royer V.Buse I.
—
Serve
41
—
Return
14

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

Statistics

This season
Royer V.Buse I.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (183 vs 144). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Royer V.Buse I.
Clutch Rating·Even
59
63
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
87
Break points won·Even
30
28
Deciding sets·Even
76
80
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
93

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Royer V.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Buse I.
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.3Clay Elo 1606
Surface ELO
5.7+180 Clay Elo edge
4.4Overall Elo 1641
ELO gap
5.6Overall Elo 1822
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.6
Surface form
4.0
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
7.0
6.0
Surface transition
Context
5.0
Defending pts
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
Royer V.Buse I.
Freshness·Dominant
62
98

Royer V.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d) · Buse I.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Hardt N.
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
6-43-66-2
Semi-finals
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Giustino L.
7-610-0
Hardt N.
Barranco Cosano J.
6-14-66-0
Quarter-finals
Giustino L.
De Jong J.[3]
7-56-4
Hardt N.
Ionel N.
6-36-3
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Harris B.[7]
7-57-62
Barranco Cosano J.
Taberner C.
7-56-0
R16
Harris B.[7]
Debru G.
6-00-0
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Cecchinato M.
6-14-0
De Jong J.[3]
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-36-4
Hardt N.
Royer V.
6-46-3
Ionel N.
Geerts M.
7-674-66-1
Taberner C.
Albot R.[4]
6-47-5
Barranco Cosano J.
Gakhov I.[6]
6-13-66-4
Giustino L.
Sachko V.[5]
6-46-2
R32
Harris B.[7]
Mccormick T.
6-16-1
Ionel N.
De Loore J.[8]
6-41-0
Harris B.
Mccormick T.
6-16-1
Giustino L.
Novak D.
6-35-0
Zapata Miralles B.[2]
Neumayer L.
6-36-3
Barranco Cosano J.
Erhard M.
6-47-5
De Jong J.[3]
Krutykh O.
6-16-3
Albot R.[4]
Rincon D.
0-66-46-3
Sachko V.[5]
Lamasine T.
6-766-17-5
Geerts M.
Roca Batalla O.
7-53-66-3
Debru G.
Radulov I.
6-26-4
Hardt N.
Halys Q.[1]
7-51-66-4
Royer V.
Buse I.
6-36-4
Taberner C.
Squire H.
6-46-4
Gakhov I.[6]
Moro Canas A.
7-56-2
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
Naharro D.
6-16-0
Cecchinato M.
Damas M.
6-26-1