Marco Cecchinato vs Dusan LajovicAlicante CH Round of 32

Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#195ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$149kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLWWWWLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026
clay
#153ATP
1620ELO
1588Clay ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWLWLW
Cecchinato M.
7-5 6-3
Lajovic D.
Cecchinato M.
762
Lajovic D.
530

Marco Cecchinato defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-5 6-3 in the Alicante CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dusan Lajovic came in ranked #153, leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Marco Cecchinato had arrived on a 6-match winning run. Marco Cecchinato narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-02-17ATP Rio de JaneiroR32clayDusan Lajovic6-4 6-7(4) 6-1
2018-12-31DohaQFhardMarco Cecchinato7-6(2) 6-2
2015-05-10Rome MastersQ1clayDusan Lajovic7-6(3) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Cecchinato M.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Lajovic D.

Lajovic D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Cecchinato M.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
62%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
56%
52%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
38%
38%
Break points saved·Slight edge
64%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.3
4.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.4
1.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (32 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
42
60
Break points saved·Slight edge
89
95
Break points won·Clear edge
20
36
Deciding sets·Dominant
36
72
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
79
61

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.4
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Form & Matchup
4.1Clay Elo 1546
Surface ELO
5.9+41 Clay Elo edge
4.0Overall Elo 1576
ELO gap
6.0Overall Elo 1620
5.0
H2H
5.0
8.1
Surface form
3.9
9.06-match win streak
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
5.3
Minutes 14d
0.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
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
Freshness·Clear edge
75
97

Cecchinato M.: 6 days rest · 2 matches, 58 games (7d) · Lajovic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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