Naoya Honda vs Lucas Poullain — Cherbourg CH Qualifying Round 1

Cherbourg CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
JPN
Naoya Honda
#771ATP
1240ELO
1236Hard ELO
20 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 March 2025
hard
Lucas Poullain
FRA7
Lucas Poullain
#431ATP
1295ELO
1286Hard ELO
30 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWWWLWW
Honda N.
6-1 1-6 6-4
Poullain L.
Honda N.
6162
Poullain L.
1641

Naoya Honda defeated Lucas Poullain 6-1 1-6 6-4 in the Cherbourg CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Lucas Poullain came in ranked #431, defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Naoya Honda came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 1–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Honda N.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Poullain L.

Poullain L.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Honda N.

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
Honda N.Poullain L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
56%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
70%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
53%
Service points won·Even
62%
60%
Return points won·Even
39%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
59%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.1
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
1.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (26 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Honda N.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Poullain L.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.2
Surface form
6.2
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.9
Minutes 14d
8.0
3-set count
7.0
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Gobat A.
Broska F.[12]
6-33-66-4
Gentzsch T.[10]
Zahraj P.[1]
6-16-4
Vandermeersch C.
Dussin L.
4-66-36-4
Pokorny L.[8]
Sachko V.[3]
7-56-746-1
Gerasimov E.[5]
Honda N.
7-627-65
Fery A.[9]
Jorda Sanchis D.[6]
6-36-1
Q1
Sachko V.[3]
Martinez A.
6-756-06-3
Vandermeersch C.
Van Wyk K.[2]
6-37-5
Zahraj P.[1]
Beauge M.
7-627-65
Jorda Sanchis D.[6]
Istomin D.
6-16-1
Gentzsch T.[10]
Balshaw F.
6-16-4
Dussin L.
Added D.[11]
4-66-36-4
Pokorny L.[8]
Faut P.
7-656-4
Gobat A.
Karlovskiy E.[4]
4-66-36-4
Broska F.[12]
Ghazouani Durand Y.
3-66-37-5
Gerasimov E.[5]
Garcian A.
6-36-2
Honda N.
Poullain L.[7]
6-11-66-4
Fery A.[9]
Reymond A.
6-46-3