Valentin Royer vs Max Houkes — Kigali 2 CH Semi-final

Kigali 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
Valentin Royer
FRA4
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 3 March 2025
clay
NED
Max Houkes
#244ATP
1460ELO
1444Clay ELO
26 yrs · 188 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLWW
Royer V.
7-6 6-2
Houkes M.
Royer V.
7962
Houkes M.
6720

Valentin Royer defeated Max Houkes 7-6 6-2 in the Kigali 2 CH semi-final on clay. The result followed the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77.

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 Houkes M.

Houkes M.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Serve advantage — Royer V.

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
Royer V.Houkes M.
1st serve in·Even
63%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
72%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Even
63%
59%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
3.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 67). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Royer V.Houkes M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
59
23
Break points saved·Dominant
94
66
Break points won·Even
30
29
Deciding sets·Dominant
76
34
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
16

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Royer V.
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Houkes M.
5.8
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.9+162 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.1Clay Elo 1444
7.1Overall Elo 1641
ELO gap
2.9Overall Elo 1460
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
9.3
Surface form
5.6
9.07-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
4.1
Minutes 14d
3.6
0.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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.Houkes M.
Freshness·Dominant
57
100

Royer V.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d) · Houkes M.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Royer V.[4]
Den Ouden G.
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Royer V.[4]
Houkes M.
7-676-2
Den Ouden G.
Pavlovic L.
6-36-4
Quarter-finals
Houkes M.
Tabur C.
6-27-65
Royer V.[4]
Pennaforti G.
6-37-65
Pavlovic L.
Cecchinato M.
7-636-746-4
Den Ouden G.
Hemery C.[2]
6-736-02-0
R16
Pennaforti G.
Neumayer L.[5]
7-56-4
Cecchinato M.
Michalski D.
6-46-1
Den Ouden G.
Ionel N.
7-56-1
Houkes M.
Marti Pujolras A.
5-76-46-3
Tabur C.
Blancaneaux G.[7]
7-616-3
Royer V.[4]
Agamenone F.
7-637-62
Hemery C.[2]
Denolly C.
6-36-4
Pavlovic L.
Erhard M.
6-46-4
R32
Marti Pujolras A.
De Jong J.[1]
7-53-2
Houkes M.
Sanchez Jover C.
6-36-1
Tabur C.
Neuchrist M.
7-666-4
Blancaneaux G.[7]
Picchione A.
6-36-4
Royer V.[4]
Roca Batalla O.
6-24-66-3
Agamenone F.
Martin A.
7-666-756-3
Pennaforti G.
Schwaerzler J.
6-46-2
Neumayer L.[5]
Chazal M.
6-26-4
Michalski D.
Jianu F.[8]
6-23-66-2
Cecchinato M.
Gakhov I.
7-57-65
Pavlovic L.
Taberner C.[3]
7-646-2
Den Ouden G.
Misolic F.
6-26-2
Hemery C.[2]
Erel Y.
6-37-64
Erhard M.
Janvier M.
6-36-2
Ionel N.
Tomic B.[6]
6-47-69
Denolly C.
Coulibaly E.
6-46-1