Dusan Lajovic vs Murphy Cassone — Australian Open Qualifying Round 2

Australian Open · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Dusan Lajovic
SRB
Dusan Lajovic
#153ATP
1620ELO
1559Hard ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
USA
Murphy Cassone
#289ATP
1429ELO
1393Hard ELO
23 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLWLL
Lajovic D.
7-5 6-3
Cassone M.
Lajovic D.
762
Cassone M.
53–

Dusan Lajovic defeated Murphy Cassone 7-5 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Dusan Lajovic came in ranked #153, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Dusan Lajovic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Dusan Lajovic closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2026-01-19Australian OpenQ2hardDusan Lajovic7-5 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Lajovic D.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Cassone M.

Cassone M.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

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

Statistics

This season
Lajovic D.Cassone M.
1st serve in·Even
68%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
71%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
36%
Break points saved·Even
57%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.0
6.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 24). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajovic D.Cassone M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
60
31
Break points saved·Slight edge
95
88
Break points won·Clear edge
36
18
Deciding sets·Dominant
72
15
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
67

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

Freshness

Recent load
Lajovic D.Cassone M.
Freshness·Slight edge
97
87

Lajovic D.: 12 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Cassone M.: 4 days rest · 1 match, 26 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Budkov Kjaer N.
Herbert P.
6-26-3
Zheng M.
Klein L.
4-66-37-610
Kubler J.
Blockx A.
3-66-31-0
Basavareddy N.
Loffhagen G.
5-76-46-4
Fery A.
Prizmic D.
6-46-1
Jodar R.
Van Assche L.
6-30-66-1
Faria J.
Trungelliti M.
7-656-3
Gea A.
Vallejo A.
6-26-2
Sakamoto R.
Zeppieri G.
6-26-2
Draxl L.
Mcdonald M.
3-67-626-2
Ymer E.
Wong C.
7-644-66-3
Sweeny D.
Travaglia S.
7-657-63
Svajda Z.
Coppejans K.
7-656-2
Wu Y.
Boyer T.
6-36-2
Maestrelli F.
Lajovic D.
4-66-46-3
Damm M.
Bailly G.
7-57-5
Q2
Faria J.
Hassan B.
6-36-4
Gea A.
Burruchaga R.
6-26-3
Vallejo A.
Cina F.
4-66-26-3
Budkov Kjaer N.
Mccabe J.
4-66-37-66
Zheng M.
Barrios Vera T.
6-46-756-2
Klein L.
Merida Aguilar D.
6-36-726-4
Zeppieri G.
Holt B.
6-747-56-4
Sakamoto R.
Smith C.
6-46-4
Blockx A.
Molcan A.
6-16-1
Kubler J.
Gaubas V.
7-56-2
Loffhagen G.
Nishioka Y.
6-33-1
Basavareddy N.
Ofner S.
4-66-47-611
Ymer E.
Moller E.
4-66-47-5
Travaglia S.
Landaluce M.
4-66-16-4
Sweeny D.
Kym J.
6-46-4
Wu Y.
Mejia N.
6-46-4
Boyer T.
Passaro F.
6-746-46-2
Lajovic D.
Cassone M.
7-56-3
Damm M.
Droguet T.
6-46-3
Trungelliti M.
Rocha H.
7-54-66-3
Wong C.
Llamas Ruiz P.
7-676-0
Mcdonald M.
Grenier H.
7-646-1
Herbert P.
Bueno G.
7-56-2
Draxl L.
Sachko V.
6-35-77-67
Coppejans K.
Riedi L.
3-66-36-4
Svajda Z.
Rodionov J.
6-16-4
Maestrelli F.
Seyboth Wild T.
7-626-4
Prizmic D.
Heide G.
7-56-2
Fery A.
Tomic B.
6-46-2
Jodar R.
Rodesch C.
7-6106-3
Van Assche L.
Glinka D.
6-36-0
Bailly G.
Carballes Baena R.
7-646-736-2
Q1
Hassan B.
Dodig M.
5-76-36-2
Burruchaga R.
Peniston R.
6-16-1
Herbert P.
Den Ouden G.
3-66-36-2
Mccabe J.
Marinkov P.
6-27-65
Budkov Kjaer N.
Watanuki Y.
6-757-56-4
Holt B.
Neumayer L.
4-66-26-3
Zeppieri G.
Added D.
6-36-3
Smith C.
Pavlovic L.
7-646-1
Grenier H.
Galan D.
7-691-0
Draxl L.
Bouzige M.
7-636-3
Loffhagen G.
Engel J.
7-647-62
Landaluce M.
Tseng C.
7-56-3
Travaglia S.
Ellis B.
6-34-66-1
Sweeny D.
Pellegrino A.
6-24-66-3
Cassone M.
Hsu Y.
3-66-36-4
Seyboth Wild T.
Guillen Meza A.
7-56-3
Maestrelli F.
Giustino L.
7-646-1
Droguet T.
Jarry N.
6-46-3
Faria J.
Mikrut L.
7-627-5
Rocha H.
Reis Da Silva J.
6-26-4
Trungelliti M.
Sekulic P.
6-21-66-1
Gea A.
Kolar Z.
6-26-3
Cina F.
Harris L.
6-46-746-3
Vallejo A.
Pacheco Mendez R.
6-16-2
Bueno G.
Basilashvili N.
6-17-65
Barrios Vera T.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-27-66
Zheng M.
Hewitt C.
6-36-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Crawford O.
6-32-66-3
Klein L.
Piros Z.
6-46-4
Sakamoto R.
Evans D.
6-16-2
Mcdonald M.
Popko D.
6-746-47-5
Sachko V.
Durasovic V.
6-37-61
Blockx A.
Cecchinato M.
6-36-4
Molcan A.
Shimabukuro S.
6-44-66-3
Kubler J.
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Gaubas V.
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-56-3
Nishioka Y.
Fatic N.
6-16-2
Basavareddy N.
Galarneau A.
6-46-2
Ofner S.
Holmgren A.
6-46-4
Moller E.
Polmans M.
6-47-66
Ymer E.
Bolt A.
7-647-65
Llamas Ruiz P.
Bernet H.
3-66-37-63
Wong C.
Blanchet U.
6-37-66
Kym J.
Prado Angelo J.
6-36-0
Riedi L.
Choinski J.
6-36-4
Coppejans K.
Jasika O.
7-626-0
Rodionov J.
Ficovich J.
7-56-3
Svajda Z.
Habib H.
6-16-3
Mejia N.
Virtanen O.
6-33-66-4
Wu Y.
Krueger M.
7-56-4
Boyer T.
Barrena A.
6-26-746-2
Passaro F.
Lajal M.
7-646-4
Lajovic D.
Diaz Acosta F.
7-635-77-63
Prizmic D.
Olivieri G.
6-16-4
Heide G.
Clarke J.
6-36-3
Fery A.
Winter E.
6-26-4
Tomic B.
Dellien H.
6-36-3
Rodesch C.
Harris B.
6-36-4
Jodar R.
Tu L.
6-26-1
Glinka D.
Tabur C.
5-76-36-4
Van Assche L.
Echargui M.
6-46-4
Carballes Baena R.
Bouquier A.
6-26-2
Bailly G.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-46-4
Damm M.
Onclin G.
6-33-66-4