Alexander Blockx vs Jerome Kym — Lille CH Semi-final

Lille CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
BEL4
Alexander Blockx
#36ATP
1906ELO
1793Hard ELO
$901kYTD
$1.8MCAREER
21 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLWWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 February 2026
hard
SUI
Jerome Kym
#196ATP
1599ELO
1591Hard ELO
$89kYTD
$731kCAREER
23 yrs · 198 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWLWL
Blockx A.
6-3 7-6
Kym J.
Blockx A.
6772
Kym J.
3640

Alexander Blockx defeated Jerome Kym 6-3 7-6 in the Lille CH semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Alexander Blockx came in ranked #36, defending last year's quarter-final.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Blockx A.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Kym J.

Kym J.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Blockx A.

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

Serve & return on hard

Blockx A.Kym J.
53
Serve
—
42
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Blockx A.Kym J.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
77%
77%
2nd serve points won·Even
53%
53%
Service points won·Even
67%
68%
Return points won·Even
37%
36%
Break points saved·Slight edge
71%
60%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.2
8.5
Double faults / match·Even
1.8
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 12). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Blockx A.Kym J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
71
37
Break points saved·Slight edge
97
91
Break points won·Slight edge
27
21
Deciding sets·Dominant
95
17
Tiebreaks·Even
87
83

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Blockx A.
7.0
Strong advantageUmpiry Score
Kym J.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.2+202 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.8Hard Elo 1591
8.2Overall Elo 1906
ELO gap
1.8Overall Elo 1599
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
4.8
Surface form
2.0
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
9.4
Minutes 14d
9.1
7.0
3-set count
9.0
Prev. match
Context
7.0
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
Blockx A.Kym J.
Freshness·Dominant
93
64

Blockx A.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Kym J.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Van Assche L.[7]
Blockx A.[4]
6-26-4
Semi-finals
Blockx A.[4]
Kym J.
6-37-64
Van Assche L.[7]
Kouame M.
6-16-1
Quarter-finals
Kouame M.
Basavareddy N.
6-36-3
Kym J.
Droguet T.[6]
6-45-76-2
Blockx A.[4]
Bonzi B.[8]
6-36-4
Van Assche L.[7]
Chidekh C.
6-26-3
R16
Kym J.
Landaluce M.
6-46-3
Bonzi B.[8]
Engel J.
6-26-2
Kouame M.
Schwaerzler J.
6-36-4
Basavareddy N.
Gaston H.[3]
6-46-1
Chidekh C.
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
7-657-64
Droguet T.[6]
Skatov T.
7-666-2
Blockx A.[4]
Bouquier A.
6-17-63
Van Assche L.[7]
Kukushkin M.
6-36-2
R32
Landaluce M.
Misolic F.[1]
6-11-1
Kouame M.
Dodig M.
6-46-2
Droguet T.[6]
Sachko V.
6-04-66-3
Blockx A.[4]
Safiullin R.
6-26-2
Bonzi B.[8]
Glinka D.
6-46-4
Schwaerzler J.
Goffin D.[5]
4-66-36-4
Chidekh C.
Fearnley J.[2]
6-32-66-2
Kym J.
Harris L.
5-77-666-4
Gaston H.[3]
Ofner S.
6-23-66-4
Van Assche L.[7]
Riedi L.
3-67-626-4
Kukushkin M.
Zeppieri G.
6-36-1
Basavareddy N.
Blanchet U.
6-26-2
Skatov T.
Hemery C.
6-16-3
Gueymard Wayenburg S.
Holmgren A.
6-37-5
Bouquier A.
Coppejans K.
7-50-67-5
Engel J.
Massard L.
7-656-3