Charles Broom vs Alex Knaff — Thionville CH Qualifying Round 1

Thionville CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
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Charles Broom
#285ATP
1409ELO
1396Hard ELO
28 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2026
hard
LUX
Alex Knaff
#808ATP
28 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWWLWLL
Broom C.
6-1 6-7 7-5
Knaff A.
Broom C.
66672
Knaff A.
17851

Charles Broom defeated Alex Knaff 6-1 6-7 7-5 in the Thionville CH qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Charles Broom came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 6–7 7–5.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Broom C.serving89% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Knaff A.

Knaff A.serving83% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Broom C.

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
Broom C.Knaff A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
70%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
76%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
54%
55%
Service points won·Even
68%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
71%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.8
3.1
Double faults / match·Even
1.4
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (17 vs 7). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Broom C.
6.0
Even matchUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Knaff A.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
7.1
0.0Lost last 2
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
6.7
7.0
3-set count
4.0
Prev. match
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Broom C.Knaff A.
Freshness·
100
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Broom C.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Watanuki Y.[1]
Broska F.[12]
6-16-4
Broom C.[5]
Blancaneaux G.[8]
6-46-746-3
Nishikori K.[6]
Sels J.[9]
7-634-66-4
Smith K.[7]
Oberleitner N.
6-36-3
Krumich M.[11]
Molleker R.
7-636-3
Cassone M.[4]
Lokoli L.
6-36-1
Q1
Watanuki Y.[1]
Nagel A.
6-46-2
Krumich M.[11]
Kotov P.
7-634-66-4
Lokoli L.
Zahraj P.[10]
7-57-65
Broska F.[12]
Naw H.
6-43-67-64
Smith K.[7]
Martineau M.
6-17-5
Molleker R.
Gakhov I.[3]
7-56-4
Oberleitner N.
Bouquier A.
6-726-37-65
Cassone M.[4]
Bertimon M.
6-06-4
Broom C.[5]
Knaff A.
6-16-767-5
Blancaneaux G.[8]
Janvier M.
7-607-66
Nishikori K.[6]
Jade D.
6-26-3
Sels J.[9]
Trufelli T.
6-47-63