Felix Balshaw vs Henri Squire — Lille CH Qualifying Round 1

Lille CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
FRA
Felix Balshaw
#259ATP
1551ELO
1397Hard ELO
20 yrs
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
GER8
Henri Squire
#235ATP
1511ELO
1459Hard ELO
25 yrs · 196 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLLLW
Balshaw F.
7-6 7-6
Squire H.
Balshaw F.
77792
Squire H.
65670

Felix Balshaw defeated Henri Squire 7-6 7-6 in the Lille CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Henri Squire came in ranked #235, defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Balshaw F.serving85% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Squire H.

Squire H.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Balshaw F.

Serve advantage — Balshaw F.

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
Balshaw F.Squire H.
1st serve in·Clear edge
54%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
46%
Service points won·Even
66%
62%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.1
4.8
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.1
4.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (9 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Balshaw F.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Squire H.
6.9
Slight advantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.0
Surface form
8.1
Win streak
9.05-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
6.2
Minutes 14d
1.7
0.0
3-set count
0.0
7.0
Prev. match
8.0
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
Balshaw F.Squire H.
Freshness·Slight edge
71
61

Balshaw F.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 57 games (7d) · Squire H.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 77 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Q2
Massard L.
Cuenin S.
6-46-2
Basavareddy N.[2]
Sharipov M.[12]
6-736-36-4
Dodig M.[3]
Vrbensky M.
6-47-5
Hemery C.[11]
Houkes M.[4]
6-27-5
Coppejans K.[5]
Balshaw F.
7-56-2
Kukushkin M.[6]
Barton H.[9]
6-756-27-63
Q1
Cuenin S.
Rodesch C.[1]
W/O
Basavareddy N.[2]
Sanchez L.
6-26-2
Sharipov M.[12]
Paul J.
6-36-4
Dodig M.[3]
Barranco Cosano J.
6-37-64
Vrbensky M.
Bertrand R.[10]
6-46-3
Houkes M.[4]
Faut P.
6-36-0
Massard L.
Zahraj P.[7]
7-657-5
Hemery C.[11]
Vandermeersch C.
6-26-4
Coppejans K.[5]
Mrva M.
6-26-3
Balshaw F.
Squire H.[8]
7-657-67
Kukushkin M.[6]
Trotter J.
7-644-67-64
Barton H.[9]
Broska F.
6-36-4