Justin Engel vs Nicolas Mejia — Canberra CH Round of 32

Canberra CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
GER
Justin Engel
#279ATP
1411ELO
1411Hard ELO
$76kYTD
$528kCAREER
18 yrs · 185 cm
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
Nicolas Mejia
COL
Nicolas Mejia
#165ATP
1477ELO
1424Hard ELO
$142kYTD
$524kCAREER
26 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWWWLWWWWL
Engel J.
7-6 1-6 7-6
Mejia N.
Engel J.
781782
Mejia N.
666661

Justin Engel defeated Nicolas Mejia 7-6 1-6 7-6 in the Canberra CH round of 32 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Justin Engel closed it out in three sets, 7–6 1–6 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Engel J.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Mejia N.

Mejia N.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Engel J.

Serve advantage — Mejia N.

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
Engel J.Mejia N.
1st serve in·Even
62%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
53%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
36%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.2
4.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.5
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Engel J.Mejia N.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
38
26
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
74
Break points won·Even
10
6
Deciding sets·Slight edge
48
40
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
53
38

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Engel J.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Mejia N.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 42 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
4.4Hard Elo 1411
Surface ELO
5.6+13 Hard Elo edge
3.8Overall Elo 1411
ELO gap
6.2Overall Elo 1477
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.2
Surface form
3.9
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
9.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
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
Engel J.Mejia N.
Freshness·
—
48

Mejia N.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 97 games (7d). 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