Francesco Passaro vs Mark Lajal — Australian Open Qualifying Round 1

Australian Open · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Francesco Passaro
ITA27
Francesco Passaro
#185ATP
1592ELO
1562Hard ELO
$88kYTD
$1.5MCAREER
25 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 19 January 2026
hard
EST
Mark Lajal
#164ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
Passaro F.
7-6 6-4
Lajal M.
Passaro F.
7762
Lajal M.
6440

Francesco Passaro defeated Mark Lajal 7-6 6-4 in the Australian Open qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mark Lajal came in ranked #164, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Francesco Passaro claimed a first win over Mark Lajal in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2024-07-01WimbledonQ1grassMark Lajal5-7 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Passaro F.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Lajal M.

Lajal M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Passaro F.

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
Passaro F.Lajal M.
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
39%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
69%
Aces / match·Slight edge
6.1
7.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (13 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Passaro F.Lajal M.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
57
43
Break points saved·Even
89
89
Break points won·Even
11
13
Deciding sets·Dominant
81
42
Tiebreaks·Even
84
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Passaro F.
4.9
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 63 days (−1.2)
Lajal M.
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+6 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1556
5.6Overall Elo 1592
ELO gap
4.4Overall Elo 1589
5.0
H2H
5.0
5.9
Surface form
3.4
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.7
Prev. match
7.0
Context
6.0
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
Passaro F.Lajal M.
Freshness·Slight edge
73
81

Passaro F.: 3 days rest · 2 matches, 47 games (7d) · Lajal M.: 2 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
31°CPartly cloudy
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 28%
Q3
Zheng M.
Klein L.[28]
4-66-37-610
Maestrelli F.[24]
Lajovic D.[13]
4-66-46-3
Ymer E.
Wong C.
7-644-66-3
Budkov Kjaer N.[23]
Herbert P.
6-26-3
Jodar R.
Van Assche L.
6-30-66-1
Damm M.
Bailly G.
7-57-5
Gea A.
Vallejo A.[30]
6-26-2
Wu Y.
Boyer T.
6-36-2
Sakamoto R.
Zeppieri G.
6-26-2
Sweeny D.
Travaglia S.
7-657-63
Svajda Z.[29]
Coppejans K.
7-656-2
Faria J.
Trungelliti M.[18]
7-656-3
Kubler J.
Blockx A.[7]
3-66-31-0
Fery A.
Prizmic D.[14]
6-46-1
Basavareddy N.
Loffhagen G.
5-76-46-4
Draxl L.[20]
Mcdonald M.[6]
3-67-626-2
Q2
Sakamoto R.
Smith C.[32]
6-46-4
Ymer E.
Moller E.[9]
4-66-47-5
Van Assche L.
Glinka D.
6-36-0
Sweeny D.
Kym J.
6-46-4
Draxl L.[20]
Sachko V.
6-35-77-67
Coppejans K.
Riedi L.
3-66-36-4
Wong C.
Llamas Ruiz P.
7-676-0
Prizmic D.[14]
Heide G.
7-56-2
Boyer T.
Passaro F.[27]
6-746-46-2
Trungelliti M.[18]
Rocha H.
7-54-66-3
Budkov Kjaer N.[23]
Mccabe J.
4-66-37-66
Zheng M.
Barrios Vera T.[4]
6-46-756-2
Svajda Z.[29]
Rodionov J.
6-16-4
Zeppieri G.
Holt B.[5]
6-747-56-4
Maestrelli F.[24]
Seyboth Wild T.
7-626-4
Basavareddy N.
Ofner S.[19]
4-66-47-611
Vallejo A.[30]
Cina F.
4-66-26-3
Fery A.
Tomic B.
6-46-2
Bailly G.
Carballes Baena R.[16]
7-646-736-2
Damm M.
Droguet T.
6-46-3
Gea A.
Burruchaga R.[2]
6-26-3
Blockx A.[7]
Molcan A.
6-16-1
Wu Y.
Mejia N.
6-46-4
Faria J.
Hassan B.
6-36-4
Mcdonald M.[6]
Grenier H.
7-646-1
Kubler J.
Gaubas V.[17]
7-56-2
Loffhagen G.
Nishioka Y.[8]
6-33-1
Herbert P.
Bueno G.
7-56-2
Lajovic D.[13]
Cassone M.
7-56-3
Jodar R.
Rodesch C.
7-6106-3
Klein L.[28]
Merida Aguilar D.
6-36-726-4
Travaglia S.
Landaluce M.
4-66-16-4
Q1
Basavareddy N.
Galarneau A.
6-46-2
Droguet T.
Jarry N.[21]
6-46-3
Boyer T.
Barrena A.
6-26-746-2
Hassan B.
Dodig M.
5-76-36-2
Ofner S.[19]
Holmgren A.
6-46-4
Svajda Z.[29]
Habib H.
6-16-3
Wong C.
Blanchet U.[31]
6-37-66
Gaubas V.[17]
Moreno De Alboran N.
7-56-3
Cassone M.
Hsu Y.
3-66-36-4
Molcan A.
Shimabukuro S.
6-44-66-3
Prizmic D.[14]
Olivieri G.
6-16-4
Budkov Kjaer N.[23]
Watanuki Y.
6-757-56-4
Jodar R.
Tu L.
6-26-1
Lajovic D.[13]
Diaz Acosta F.
7-635-77-63
Loffhagen G.
Engel J.
7-647-62
Mccabe J.
Marinkov P.
6-27-65
Passaro F.[27]
Lajal M.
7-646-4
Burruchaga R.[2]
Peniston R.
6-16-1
Coppejans K.
Jasika O.
7-626-0
Grenier H.
Galan D.
7-691-0
Draxl L.[20]
Bouzige M.
7-636-3
Glinka D.
Tabur C.
5-76-36-4
Rocha H.
Reis Da Silva J.
6-26-4
Rodesch C.
Harris B.[15]
6-36-4
Klein L.[28]
Piros Z.
6-46-4
Gea A.
Kolar Z.
6-26-3
Seyboth Wild T.
Guillen Meza A.
7-56-3
Damm M.
Onclin G.
6-33-66-4
Vallejo A.[30]
Pacheco Mendez R.
6-16-2
Zeppieri G.
Added D.
6-36-3
Riedi L.
Choinski J.[11]
6-36-4
Rodionov J.
Ficovich J.
7-56-3
Mcdonald M.[6]
Popko D.
6-746-47-5
Sweeny D.
Pellegrino A.[26]
6-24-66-3
Blockx A.[7]
Cecchinato M.
6-36-4
Kym J.
Prado Angelo J.
6-36-0
Van Assche L.
Echargui M.[22]
6-46-4
Landaluce M.
Tseng C.[10]
7-56-3
Sachko V.
Durasovic V.
6-37-61
Moller E.[9]
Polmans M.
6-47-66
Sakamoto R.
Evans D.
6-16-2
Zheng M.
Hewitt C.
6-36-3
Llamas Ruiz P.
Bernet H.
3-66-37-63
Trungelliti M.[18]
Sekulic P.
6-21-66-1
Barrios Vera T.[4]
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
6-27-66
Holt B.[5]
Neumayer L.
4-66-26-3
Wu Y.
Krueger M.
7-56-4
Cina F.
Harris L.
6-46-746-3
Ymer E.
Bolt A.
7-647-65
Herbert P.
Den Ouden G.
3-66-36-2
Smith C.[32]
Pavlovic L.
7-646-1
Faria J.
Mikrut L.
7-627-5
Carballes Baena R.[16]
Bouquier A.
6-26-2
Fery A.
Winter E.
6-26-4
Travaglia S.
Ellis B.
6-34-66-1
Merida Aguilar D.
Crawford O.
6-32-66-3
Kubler J.
Mayot H.
6-36-4
Mejia N.
Virtanen O.[12]
6-33-66-4
Nishioka Y.[8]
Fatic N.
6-16-2
Bailly G.
Pinnington Jones J.
6-46-4
Bueno G.
Basilashvili N.[3]
6-17-65
Maestrelli F.[24]
Giustino L.
7-646-1
Heide G.
Clarke J.
6-36-3
Tomic B.
Dellien H.[25]
6-36-3