Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Ryan Peniston — Villena CH Round of 32

Villena CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
ESP8
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1676Hard ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2025
hard
Ryan Peniston
GBR
Ryan Peniston
#417ATP
1441ELO
1402Hard ELO
30 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWW
Merida Aguilar D.
6-4 6-2
Peniston R.
Merida Aguilar D.
662
Peniston R.
420

Daniel Merida Aguilar defeated Ryan Peniston 6-4 6-2 in the Villena CH round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Daniel Merida Aguilar came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Merida Aguilar D.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Peniston R.

Peniston R.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

Serve advantage — Peniston R.

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
Merida Aguilar D.Peniston R.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
51%
Service points won·Even
60%
61%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Even
60%
58%
Aces / match·Even
2.3
2.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (97 vs 50). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Merida Aguilar D.Peniston R.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
55
20
Break points saved·Even
64
60
Break points won·Clear edge
46
25
Deciding sets·Dominant
87
36
Tiebreaks·Dominant
49
15

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Merida Aguilar D.
7.2
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Peniston R.
4.0
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 34 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
8.6+274 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.4Hard Elo 1402
9.2Overall Elo 1744
ELO gap
0.8Overall Elo 1441
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.7
Surface form
5.4
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
6.7
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
6.0
Surface transition
Context
6.0
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
Merida Aguilar D.Peniston R.
Freshness·
96
—

Merida Aguilar D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Grenier H.
4-66-16-4
Semi-finals
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Brunclik P.
6-46-3
Grenier H.
Merida Aguilar D.[8]
6-47-64
Quarter-finals
Merida Aguilar D.[8]
Loffhagen G.
6-11-67-5
Grenier H.
Gentzsch T.
7-56-2
Brunclik P.
Potenza L.
6-46-3
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Landaluce M.[5]
6-36-1
R16
Landaluce M.[5]
Crawford O.
6-46-4
Merida Aguilar D.[8]
Kasnikowski M.
6-46-3
Potenza L.
Butvilas E.
6-16-4
Grenier H.
Echargui M.[6]
6-46-4
Gentzsch T.
Kuzmanov D.
6-46-4
Loffhagen G.
Durasovic V.
4-66-36-2
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Coulibaly E.
6-46-3
Brunclik P.
Oberleitner N.
6-26-2
R32
Carreno Busta P.[3]
Blanch D.
6-24-66-3
Brunclik P.
Hussey G.
7-56-1
Loffhagen G.
Barroso Campos A.
6-36-1
Kuzmanov D.
Coppejans K.
7-636-4
Gentzsch T.
Jarry N.[2]
7-646-3
Crawford O.
Carboni L.
6-26-1
Landaluce M.[5]
Montes De La Torre I.
6-44-66-3
Durasovic V.
Klein L.[4]
7-646-2
Grenier H.
Barton H.
6-36-3
Coulibaly E.
Negritu C.
3-67-56-4
Butvilas E.
Struff J.[1]
6-46-2
Merida Aguilar D.[8]
Peniston R.
6-46-2
Echargui M.[6]
Brancaccio R.
6-46-4
Kasnikowski M.
Ramos A.
6-26-4
Potenza L.
Blanch D.
6-47-5
Oberleitner N.
Gea A.
7-666-4