Valentin Royer vs Titouan DroguetShanghai Masters Qualifying Round 1

Shanghai Masters · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
#75ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 1 October 2025
hard
#116ATP
1717ELO
1650Hard ELO
$273kYTD
$1.1MCAREER
25 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLLWWWL
Royer V.
6-1 6-2
Droguet T.
Royer V.
662
Droguet T.
12

Valentin Royer defeated Titouan Droguet 6-1 6-2 in the Shanghai Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #75, leading the head-to-head 2–1. Valentin Royer extended the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2025-10-01Shanghai MastersQ1hardValentin Royer6-1 6-2
2025-06-30WimbledonQ3grassValentin Royer6-3 6-4 6-2
2025-01-27MontpellierQ1hardTitouan Droguet4-6 6-3 7-6(4)

Serve vs return

This season
Royer V.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Droguet T.

Droguet T.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Serve-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

Royer V.Droguet T.
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
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
53%
Service points won·Even
65%
66%
Return points won·Even
37%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.5
7.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.1
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (116 vs 97). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
59
64
Break points saved·Slight edge
94
88
Break points won·Clear edge
30
17
Deciding sets·Clear edge
76
93
Tiebreaks·Dominant
62
87

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
51
64

Royer V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d) · Droguet T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 80 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast