Dusan Lajovic vs Justin Engel — Canberra CH Round of 16

Canberra CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
Dusan Lajovic
SRB8
Dusan Lajovic
#153ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
GER
Justin Engel
#279ATP
1411ELO
1411Hard ELO
$76kYTD
$528kCAREER
18 yrs · 185 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLW
Lajovic D.
6-4 7-6
Engel J.
Lajovic D.
6772
Engel J.
4640

Dusan Lajovic defeated Justin Engel 6-4 7-6 in the Canberra CH round of 16 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Engel J.

Engel J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Serve advantage — Lajovic D.

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
Lajovic D.Engel J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
69%
66%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
62%
Aces / match·Even
4.0
4.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Engel J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
60
38
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
89
Break points won·Dominant
36
10
Deciding sets·Clear edge
72
48
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
53

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Lajovic D.
4.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Engel J.
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.7+148 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.3Hard Elo 1411
7.4Overall Elo 1620
ELO gap
2.6Overall Elo 1411
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.8
Surface form
4.2
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
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
Lajovic D.Engel J.
Freshness·
97
—

Lajovic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Final
Blockx A.[6]
Jodar R.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Blockx A.[6]
Mccabe J.
6-36-736-3
Jodar R.
Jacquet K.
6-30-0
Quarter-finals
Jodar R.
Shimabukuro S.
6-26-4
Jacquet K.
Lajovic D.[8]
7-627-5
Blockx A.[6]
Kopriva V.[1]
7-55-76-4
Mccabe J.
Barrios Vera T.[4]
6-17-65
R16
Kopriva V.[1]
Klein L.
7-617-61
Jacquet K.
Galan D.
6-26-4
Shimabukuro S.
Rodesch C.
7-657-63
Mccabe J.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-47-64
Blockx A.[6]
Carballes Baena R.
7-683-67-5
Barrios Vera T.[4]
Blanchet U.
6-766-37-64
Lajovic D.[8]
Engel J.
6-47-64
Jodar R.
Faria J.
6-16-4
R32
Pinnington Jones J.
Holt B.[5]
6-46-2
Engel J.
Mejia N.
7-661-67-66
Shimabukuro S.
Winter E.
6-46-1
Rodesch C.
Nardi L.[2]
7-646-2
Kopriva V.[1]
Nishikori K.
6-12-2
Mccabe J.
Lajal M.
7-637-68
Galan D.
Neumayer L.
7-57-5
Blanchet U.
Rocha H.
6-36-4
Lajovic D.[8]
Ofner S.
6-36-2
Klein L.
Cassone M.
4-67-56-3
Carballes Baena R.
Smith C.
7-646-3
Blockx A.[6]
Budkov Kjaer N.
6-26-3
Barrios Vera T.[4]
Sekulic P.
6-46-4
Jacquet K.
Nishioka Y.[3]
2-66-17-5
Faria J.
Moller E.[7]
6-16-3
Jodar R.
Jarry N.
6-36-4