Mark Lajal vs Daniel Merida Aguilar — Oeiras 1 CH Round of 32

Oeiras 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
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Mark Lajal
#164ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
ESP6
Daniel Merida Aguilar
1744ELO
1676Hard ELO
21 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWWLWW
Lajal M.
6-2 6-2
Merida Aguilar D.
Lajal M.
662
Merida Aguilar D.
220

Mark Lajal defeated Daniel Merida Aguilar 6-2 6-2 in the Oeiras 1 CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned 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
Lajal M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Merida Aguilar D.

Merida Aguilar D.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Lajal M.

Even serve battle

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
Lajal M.Merida Aguilar D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
73%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
61%
Return points won·Even
37%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
60%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (21 vs 40). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajal M.Merida Aguilar D.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
43
55
Break points saved·Dominant
89
64
Break points won·Dominant
13
46
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
87
Tiebreaks·Dominant
81
49

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Lajal M.
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Merida Aguilar D.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
3.1Hard Elo 1556
Surface ELO
6.9+119 Hard Elo edge
2.5Overall Elo 1589
ELO gap
7.5Overall Elo 1744
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
5.0
0.0Lost last 3
Win streak
7.03-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
8.7
Minutes 14d
7.0
Prev. match
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

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
Lajal M.Merida Aguilar D.
Freshness·Slight edge
81
90

Lajal M.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Merida Aguilar D.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Rodesch C.
Piros Z.
6-44-66-2
Semi-finals
Rodesch C.
Gaubas V.[3]
7-657-67
Piros Z.
Glinka D.
7-54-66-1
Quarter-finals
Gaubas V.[3]
Kukushkin M.
6-46-3
Piros Z.
Riedi L.
6-33-1
Rodesch C.
Rosenkranz M.
6-37-63
Glinka D.
Passaro F.[4]
7-56-4
R16
Riedi L.
Andrade A.
6-47-65
Rosenkranz M.
Torres T.
1-66-46-4
Rodesch C.
Rodionov J.[7]
6-46-3
Gaubas V.[3]
Brunclik P.
6-11-66-3
Kukushkin M.
Lajal M.
6-746-27-5
Piros Z.
Yevseyev D.
6-16-2
Glinka D.
Mejia N.[8]
6-36-3
Passaro F.[4]
Kozlov S.
6-31-66-1
R32
Kukushkin M.
Elias G.
6-26-3
Riedi L.
Rocha H.[5]
6-46-2
Andrade A.
Pereira T.
6-46-4
Yevseyev D.
Kym J.
6-46-756-2
Piros Z.
Zink T.
7-646-3
Torres T.
Harris B.[1]
6-44-66-3
Rosenkranz M.
Prado Angelo J.
6-26-4
Kozlov S.
Galarneau A.
7-622-66-1
Passaro F.[4]
Hemery C.
7-666-2
Glinka D.
Onclin G.
5-77-666-4
Mejia N.[8]
Kolar Z.
2-66-47-64
Gaubas V.[3]
Moro Canas A.
6-717-646-1
Brunclik P.
Squire H.
6-06-2
Rodesch C.
Holmgren A.
6-36-2
Rodionov J.[7]
Kasnikowski M.
6-27-66
Lajal M.
Merida Aguilar D.[6]
6-26-2