Jakub Paul vs Alexander Blockx — Thionville CH Round of 32

Thionville CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
SUI
Jakub Paul
#543ATP
1389ELO
1340Hard ELO
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2025
hard
BEL2
Alexander Blockx
#37ATP
1906ELO
1793Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
Paul J.
6-1 7-6
Blockx A.
Paul J.
6772
Blockx A.
1650

Jakub Paul defeated Alexander Blockx 6-1 7-6 in the Thionville CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Alexander Blockx came in ranked #37.

Key context

  • Match story: Jakub Paul came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Paul J.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

Blockx A.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Paul J.

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 hard

Paul J.Blockx A.
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Serve
53
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Return
42

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

Statistics

This season
Paul J.Blockx A.
1st serve in·Even
65%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
66%
Return points won·Even
41%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
1.7
5.5
Double faults / match·Slight edge
1.2
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (65 vs 107). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Paul J.Blockx A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
21
71
Break points saved·Dominant
62
97
Break points won·Slight edge
20
27
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
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
Paul J.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Blockx A.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
0.0Hard Elo 1340
Surface ELO
10.0+453 Hard Elo edge
0.0Overall Elo 1389
ELO gap
10.0Overall Elo 1906
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
4.7
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.3
Minutes 14d
7.6
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Paul J.Blockx A.
Freshness·
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95

Blockx A.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Coric B.[1]
Bouquier A.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Coric B.[1]
Kachmazov A.[7]
4-66-46-3
Bouquier A.
Rodionov J.
6-727-657-65
Quarter-finals
Bouquier A.
Van Assche L.
W/O
Kachmazov A.[7]
Draxl L.[4]
7-665-76-2
Rodionov J.
Choinski J.[8]
6-26-4
Coric B.[1]
Dougaz A.
6-46-2
R16
Draxl L.[4]
Zhukayev B.
6-33-66-3
Kachmazov A.[7]
Hassan B.
6-34-67-5
Bouquier A.
Droguet T.[6]
6-46-3
Rodionov J.
Paul J.
6-36-1
Choinski J.[8]
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-36-1
Van Assche L.[3]
Martineau M.
6-13-66-3
Coric B.[1]
Ruusuvuori E.
6-22-2
Dougaz A.
Paris T.
6-36-4
R32
Rodionov J.
Sachko V.
6-26-2
Paris T.
Escoffier A.
2-67-656-4
Draxl L.[4]
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-46-7106-4
Zhukayev B.
Rehberg M.
7-646-1
Droguet T.[6]
Squire H.
4-66-46-2
Bouquier A.
Broska F.
6-36-4
Martineau M.
Added D.
6-757-636-3
Van Assche L.[3]
Grenier H.
6-46-4
Paul J.
Blockx A.[2]
6-17-65
Kachmazov A.[7]
Onclin G.
6-26-3
Choinski J.[8]
Henning P.
6-46-3
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
Yevseyev D.
6-42-66-4
Hassan B.
Balshaw F.
6-46-3
Ruusuvuori E.
Bobichon M.
6-46-4
Coric B.[1]
Jubb P.
6-26-1
Dougaz A.
Shimizu Y.[5]
6-46-3