Alexis Galarneau vs Luca Van Assche — Indian Wells Masters Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 1
Alexis Galarneau
CAN
Alexis Galarneau
#158ATP
1593ELO
1548Hard ELO
$166kYTD
$825kCAREER
27 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Wednesday, 4 March 2026
hard
Luca Van Assche
FRA7
Luca Van Assche
#86ATP
1701ELO
1681Hard ELO
$411kYTD
$2.6MCAREER
22 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWWLWL
Galarneau A.
7-6 6-4
Van Assche L.
Galarneau A.
7862
Van Assche L.
6640

Alexis Galarneau defeated Luca Van Assche 7-6 6-4 in the Indian Wells Masters qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Luca Van Assche came in ranked #86, but Alexis Galarneau had arrived on a 3-match winning run.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Galarneau A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Van Assche L.

Van Assche L.serving76% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Galarneau A.

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
Galarneau A.Van Assche L.
1st serve in·Even
60%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
68%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
52%
Service points won·Even
61%
62%
Return points won·Even
40%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
64%
Aces / match·Even
2.9
2.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (34 vs 36). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Galarneau A.Van Assche L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
28
68
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
91
Break points won·Dominant
16
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
22
81
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
61
51

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Galarneau A.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Van Assche L.
7.9
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
3.4Hard Elo 1548
Surface ELO
6.6+133 Hard Elo edge
3.6Overall Elo 1593
ELO gap
6.4Overall Elo 1701
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
7.6
Surface form
10.0
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
10.013-match win streak
Fatigue & Travel
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
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
Galarneau A.Van Assche L.
Freshness·Clear edge
59
77

Galarneau A.: 3 days rest · 4 matches, 113 games (7d) · Van Assche L.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 30 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
28°CClear
Wind 3 km/hHumidity 11%
Q2
Prizmic D.[18]
Vukic A.[4]
6-26-4
Hijikata R.[15]
Buse I.[2]
3-66-36-4
Bonzi B.[9]
Mochizuki S.[16]
6-45-76-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Sweeny D.[23]
6-34-66-3
Galarneau A.
Barrios Vera T.[14]
6-36-4
Svrcina D.[19]
Kopriva V.[1]
7-646-4
Tseng C.
Burruchaga R.[6]
2-67-636-3
Mcdonald M.[17]
Svajda T.
6-46-2
Shimabukuro S.[22]
Landaluce M.
6-26-737-5
Schoolkate T.[11]
Ymer E.
6-43-1
Oconnell C.[10]
Basilashvili N.[24]
6-46-4
Maestrelli F.[13]
Tirante T.[3]
7-656-4
Q1
Galarneau A.
Van Assche L.[7]
7-666-4
Sweeny D.[23]
Johnson A.
6-26-1
Buse I.[2]
Draxl L.
6-47-63
Svrcina D.[19]
Krueger M.
7-666-4
Burruchaga R.[6]
Echargui M.
7-644-67-65
Vukic A.[4]
Travaglia S.
7-627-62
Tseng C.
Goffin D.[21]
6-46-1
Maestrelli F.[13]
Jarry N.
6-44-67-67
Mcdonald M.[17]
Sachko V.
6-26-1
Barrios Vera T.[14]
Leach J.
6-36-3
Landaluce M.
Blockx A.[5]
6-06-2
Ymer E.
Wong C.[20]
6-33-67-65
Svajda T.
Nardi L.[12]
4-67-626-3
Basilashvili N.[24]
Mejia N.
0-66-26-4
Oconnell C.[10]
Harris B.
6-46-3
Merida Aguilar D.
Kypson P.[8]
3-66-37-64
Shimabukuro S.[22]
Smith C.
7-657-5
Bonzi B.[9]
Pinnington Jones J.
6-36-4
Mochizuki S.[16]
Gomez F.
6-44-66-3
Hijikata R.[15]
Riedi L.
7-56-3
Kopriva V.[1]
Sakamoto R.
6-47-66
Prizmic D.[18]
Blanch D.
7-636-0
Tirante T.[3]
Ahmad I.
6-16-2
Schoolkate T.[11]
Bolt A.
3-67-646-4