Darwin Blanch vs Valentin Royer — Winston-Salem Qualifying Round 2
Winston-Salem · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
#225ATP
1551ELO
1483Hard ELO
18 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Sunday, 17 August 2025
hard
FRA4#77ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Blanch D.4-6 6-2 7-6
Royer V.
Blanch D.
46772
Royer V.
62651
Darwin Blanch defeated Valentin Royer 4-6 6-2 7-6 in the Winston-Salem qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #77.
Key context
- Match story: Darwin Blanch dropped the opening set before beating Valentin Royer 4–6 6–2 7–6.
Head to head
No previous meetings on record.
Serve vs return
This seasonServe-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks
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
Blanch D.Royer V.
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Serve
30
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Return
20
Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Even
59%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
73%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
61%
63%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.7
5.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.3
2.1
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (58 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Umpiry Score
Pre-matchForm & Matchup
3.8Hard Elo 1483
Surface ELO6.2+102 Hard Elo edge
3.9Overall Elo 1551
ELO gap6.1Overall Elo 1641
5.0No prior meetings
H2H5.0
4.4
Surface form7.1
0.0
Win streak0.0
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d5.7
7.0
3-set count4.0
7.0
Prev. match7.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts5.0
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
Basavareddy N.[6]
Schoolkate T.[2]
6-46-3
Blanch D.
Royer V.[4]
4-66-27-65
Vukic A.[1]
Poling K.
6-46-2
Suresh D.
Tabilo A.[3]
1-67-646-3