Valentin Royer vs Liam Draxl — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Valentin Royer
FRA12
Valentin Royer
#75ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWLWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Thursday, 7 August 2025
hard
Liam Draxl
CAN14
Liam Draxl
#158ATP
1592ELO
1565Hard ELO
$201kYTD
$642kCAREER
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Royer V.
2-6 6-3 6-4
Draxl L.
Royer V.
2662
Draxl L.
6341

Valentin Royer defeated Liam Draxl 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #75.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Royer V.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Draxl L.

Draxl L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Royer V.

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

Serve & return on hard

Royer V.Draxl L.
30
Serve
—
20
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Royer V.Draxl L.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Slight edge
5.5
4.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.1
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (117 vs 109). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Royer V.Draxl L.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
66
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
83
Break points won·Slight edge
30
36
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
94
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
62
75

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Royer V.
7.1
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Draxl L.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+20 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1565
6.0Overall Elo 1641
ELO gap
4.0Overall Elo 1592
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
7.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.3
Minutes 14d
8.6
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
7.0
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
Royer V.Draxl L.
Freshness·Dominant
53
97

Royer V.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 75 games (7d) · Draxl L.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 67%
Q2
Nava E.[15]
Navone M.[2]
7-56-4
Atmane T.[23]
Tu L.
7-56-3
Blockx A.[18]
Nardi L.[6]
6-46-3
Galan D.[24]
Shevchenko A.[8]
7-664-1
Wong C.
Mochizuki S.[19]
7-656-3
Riedi L.
Harris L.
7-676-3
Smith C.
Basilashvili N.[13]
7-56-1
Kypson P.
Vukic A.[7]
7-637-64
Landaluce M.
Fery A.
6-26-756-2
Tirante T.[22]
Cazaux A.[1]
7-676-3
Royer V.[12]
Draxl L.[14]
2-66-36-4
Mannarino A.[5]
Svrcina D.[17]
6-36-4
Q1
Shevchenko A.[8]
Zink T.
7-626-786-3
Fery A.
Svajda Z.
7-634-67-64
Svrcina D.[17]
Watanuki Y.
6-26-0
Navone M.[2]
Struff J.
6-726-26-4
Tirante T.[22]
Trotter J.
6-23-66-3
Smith C.
Schoolkate T.[9]
6-46-4
Vukic A.[7]
Cassone M.
7-56-737-64
Mannarino A.[5]
Krueger M.
6-16-1
Draxl L.[14]
Martin A.
6-37-63
Blockx A.[18]
Kachmazov A.
4-2
Cazaux A.[1]
Lajal M.
4-66-16-2
Royer V.[12]
Ficovich J.
6-16-2
Wong C.
Cerundolo J.[3]
6-26-3
Basilashvili N.[13]
Eubanks C.
6-44-67-62
Nardi L.[6]
Mayo A.
6-36-2
Harris L.
Spizzirri E.[20]
7-654-67-62
Tu L.
Duckworth J.[10]
7-646-4
Mochizuki S.[19]
Bagnis F.
3-66-36-4
Nava E.[15]
Kukushkin M.
7-56-2
Galan D.[24]
Daniel T.
7-56-2
Atmane T.[23]
Jasika O.
7-56-4
Kypson P.
Gigante M.[21]
6-36-2
Landaluce M.
Garin C.[16]
6-43-67-65
Riedi L.
Carreno Busta P.[4]
7-636-4