Alexander Blockx vs Mark Lajal — Oeiras 3 CH Semi-final

Oeiras 3 CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
BEL
Alexander Blockx
#36ATP
1906ELO
1868Clay ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 January 2025
clay
EST
Mark Lajal
#164ATP
1589ELO
1485Clay ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Blockx A.
7-5 7-5
Lajal M.
Blockx A.
772
Lajal M.
550

Alexander Blockx defeated Mark Lajal 7-5 7-5 in the Oeiras 3 CH semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Alexander Blockx came in ranked #36.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blockx A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lajal M.

Lajal M.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

Serve advantage — Blockx A.

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

Blockx A.Lajal M.
81
Serve
—
0
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Blockx A.Lajal M.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
50%
Service points won·Even
66%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
38%
Break points saved·Even
66%
63%
Aces / match·Even
5.5
5.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.7
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (107 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blockx A.Lajal M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
43
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
89
Break points won·Clear edge
27
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
42
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
87
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blockx A.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Lajal M.
3.2
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
9.7+383 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
0.3Clay Elo 1485
8.9Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
1.1Overall Elo 1589
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
0.0
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
6.0
7.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
6.0
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
Blockx A.Lajal M.
Freshness·Clear edge
93
81

Blockx A.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Lajal M.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Blockx A.
Draxl L.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Blockx A.
Lajal M.
7-57-5
Draxl L.
Galarneau A.
6-44-66-2
Quarter-finals
Galarneau A.
Royer V.
6-47-66
Blockx A.
Basilashvili N.
6-36-4
Lajal M.
Zhukayev B.
5-77-656-4
Draxl L.
Mejia N.
7-637-5
R16
Blockx A.
Rodionov J.
6-02-66-3
Galarneau A.
Fucsovics M.[1]
6-36-4
Royer V.
Yevseyev D.
6-22-66-4
Basilashvili N.
Huesler M.
4-66-26-2
Zhukayev B.
Popko D.
6-37-63
Mejia N.
Andreev A.
W/O
Draxl L.
Araujo P.
6-16-2
Lajal M.
Uchiyama Y.
6-36-2
R32
Royer V.
Buse I.
6-06-2
Yevseyev D.
Klein L.[8]
6-46-0
Mejia N.
Koepfer D.[6]
6-737-656-3
Galarneau A.
Ferreira Silva F.
6-32-67-5
Draxl L.
De Jong J.[3]
6-47-5
Andreev A.
Chidekh C.
6-44-67-65
Blockx A.
Ritschard A.[4]
7-633-66-2
Popko D.
Collignon R.[5]
6-36-2
Zhukayev B.
Elias G.
6-36-2
Uchiyama Y.
Eubanks C.[2]
7-666-4
Basilashvili N.
Albot R.
6-36-4
Lajal M.
Rocha H.
3-66-27-65
Rodionov J.
Rincon D.
6-11-66-0
Huesler M.
Faria J.[7]
6-36-2
Fucsovics M.[1]
Moro Canas A.
6-46-736-3
Araujo P.
Choinski J.
7-676-4