Sebastian Korda vs Valentin Royer — Paris Masters Qualifying Round 2

Paris Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2
Sebastian Korda
USA2
Sebastian Korda
#63ATP
1809ELO
1765Hard ELO
$471kYTD
$9.0MCAREER
26 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2025
hard
Valentin Royer
FRA10
Valentin Royer
#77ATP
1641ELO
1585Hard ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLWL
Korda S.
6-2 5-7 6-4
Royer V.
Korda S.
6562
Royer V.
2741

Sebastian Korda defeated Valentin Royer 6-2 5-7 6-4 in the Paris Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Sebastian Korda came in ranked #63.

Key context

  • Match story: Sebastian Korda closed it out in three sets, 6–2 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Korda S.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Korda S.

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

Korda S.Royer V.
61
Serve
30
58
Return
20

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

Statistics

This season
Korda S.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
76%
72%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
52%
Service points won·Even
67%
65%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.1
5.5
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (64 vs 117). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Korda S.Royer V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
87
59
Break points saved·Even
98
94
Break points won·Dominant
73
30
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
76
Tiebreaks·Dominant
94
62

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Korda S.
7.3
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Royer V.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
8.5+180 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
1.5Hard Elo 1585
8.1Overall Elo 1809
ELO gap
1.9Overall Elo 1641
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
5.2
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
4.8
Minutes 14d
1.9
0.0
3-set count
7.0
9.0
Prev. match
8.0
5.5
Country comfort
5.5
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
Korda S.Royer V.
Freshness·
—
57

Royer V.: 2 days rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
13°CDrizzle
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 82%
Q2
Etcheverry T.[4]
De Jong J.
6-26-3
Korda S.[2]
Royer V.[10]
6-25-76-4
Quinn E.[12]
Van De Zandschulp B.
6-37-64
Vukic A.
Opelka R.[5]
W/O
Comesana F.[7]
Goffin D.
6-10-0
Fearnley J.
Hanfmann Y.
6-46-2
Dzumhur D.[6]
Kovacevic A.[8]
6-726-37-67
Q1
Opelka R.[5]
Bellucci M.
6-36-4
Korda S.[2]
Kopriva V.
6-27-5
Comesana F.[7]
Van Assche L.
7-56-1
Royer V.[10]
Herbert P.
7-56-3
Dzumhur D.[6]
Halys Q.
4-66-36-1
Etcheverry T.[4]
Martinez P.
6-26-4
Van De Zandschulp B.
Brooksby J.[1]
4-66-36-3
Vukic A.
Walton A.[14]
3-66-26-4
De Jong J.
Majchrzak K.[11]
4-67-657-64
Quinn E.[12]
Blanchet U.
6-26-3
Goffin D.
Medjedovic H.[9]
7-57-5
Hanfmann Y.
Mannarino A.[3]
6-36-2
Kovacevic A.[8]
Jacquet K.
3-67-57-63
Fearnley J.
Arnaldi M.[13]
7-56-2