Seong Chan Hong vs Mark Lajal — Busan CH Round of 16

Busan CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
KOR
Seong Chan Hong
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 April 2024
hard
EST
Mark Lajal
#159ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Hong S.
6-4 6-4
Lajal M.
Hong S.
662
Lajal M.
440

Seong Chan Hong defeated Mark Lajal 6-4 6-4 in the Busan CH round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Seong Chan Hong came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Seong Chan Hong 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
Hong S.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Lajal M.

Lajal M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Hong S.

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
Hong S.Lajal M.
1st serve in·Even
61%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
67%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Even
61%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
60%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
6.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (68 vs 159). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Hong S.Lajal M.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
52
43
Break points saved·Clear edge
77
89
Break points won·Clear edge
30
13
Deciding sets·Clear edge
65
42
Tiebreaks·Even
80
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hong S.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Lajal M.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
10.0No prior meetings
H2H
0.0
4.7
Surface form
3.6
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
9.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
Surface transition
6.0
Context
6.0
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
Hong S.Lajal M.
Freshness·
—
88

Lajal M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Uchiyama Y.
Hong S.
7-646-3
Semi-finals
Hong S.
Kwon S.
W/O
Uchiyama Y.
Duckworth J.[1]
6-34-67-64
Quarter-finals
Hong S.
Wong C.[8]
6-43-66-2
Duckworth J.[1]
Marchenko I.
7-653-66-3
Uchiyama Y.
Jubb P.
4-67-56-3
Kwon S.
Harris L.[6]
7-657-5
R16
Duckworth J.[1]
Fery A.
4-66-16-4
Harris L.[6]
Sekulic P.
6-47-63
Marchenko I.
Noguchi R.
6-26-3
Uchiyama Y.
Sweeny D.
6-24-66-1
Jubb P.
Wu T.
6-47-61
Kwon S.
Kachmazov A.
6-46-3
Wong C.[8]
Ellis B.
7-56-2
Hong S.
Lajal M.
6-46-4
R32
Kwon S.
Bellucci M.[4]
6-46-3
Duckworth J.[1]
Roh H.
6-36-3
Sekulic P.
Nam J.
6-16-4
Fery A.
Marie J.
6-26-1
Marchenko I.
Bolt A.
6-17-61
Noguchi R.
Yunchaokete B.[5]
7-57-5
Uchiyama Y.
Shimabukuro S.[3]
6-36-0
Sweeny D.
Erel Y.
4-66-46-4
Wu T.
Hsu Y.
6-46-3
Jubb P.
Tu L.[7]
7-636-1
Harris L.[6]
Berankis R.
6-36-1
Kachmazov A.
Celikbilek A.
6-44-66-3
Wong C.[8]
Blockx A.
6-36-3
Ellis B.
Escoffier A.
6-716-37-64
Lajal M.
Chung Y.
6-36-2
Hong S.
Virtanen O.[2]
6-26-2