Alex Martinez vs Valentin Royer — Menorca CH Round of 16

Menorca CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
ESP
Alex Martinez
#351ATP
1443ELO
1422Clay ELO
25 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 March 2026
clay
Valentin Royer
FRA1
Valentin Royer
#75ATP
1641ELO
1606Clay ELO
$521kYTD
$1.6MCAREER
25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Martinez A.
6-7 6-4 6-3
Royer V.
Martinez A.
67662
Royer V.
79431

Alex Martinez defeated Valentin Royer 6-7 6-4 6-3 in the Menorca CH round of 16 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #75.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Martinez A.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Royer V.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Martinez A.

Serve advantage — Martinez A.

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
Martinez A.Royer V.
1st serve in·Even
63%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
49%
50%
Service points won·Even
59%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
43%
35%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
64%
Aces / match·Dominant
2.6
5.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.7
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (18 vs 26). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Martinez A.
3.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 49 days (−0.7)
Royer V.
6.5
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
2.0Clay Elo 1422
Surface ELO
8.0+184 Clay Elo edge
1.8Overall Elo 1443
ELO gap
8.2Overall Elo 1641
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.0
Surface form
5.0
0.0Lost last 6
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
Minutes 14d
8.0
3-set count
7.0
Prev. match
4.0
6.0
Surface transition
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
Martinez A.Royer V.
Freshness·
—
51

Royer V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 94 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Final
Brancaccio R.
Martinez A.
6-16-4
Semi-finals
Martinez A.
Rincon D.
7-57-5
Brancaccio R.
Blanch D.
6-30-67-62
Quarter-finals
Martinez A.
Martin Tiffon P.
7-656-1
Rincon D.
Callejon Hernando S.
3-66-27-5
Blanch D.
Forejtek J.
6-26-3
Brancaccio R.
Sanchez Quilez A.
1-66-16-3
R16
Martinez A.
Royer V.[1]
6-776-46-3
Martin Tiffon P.
Gakhov I.[8]
6-17-5
Brancaccio R.
Martineau M.
6-05-76-1
Callejon Hernando S.
Paulson A.
6-26-1
Blanch D.
Moro Canas A.[7]
7-626-2
Forejtek J.
Carballes Baena R.[3]
2-66-16-3
Sanchez Quilez A.
Engel J.[5]
6-07-5
Rincon D.
Damas M.
6-24-66-2
R32
Carballes Baena R.[3]
Virgili Berini F.
6-26-1
Brancaccio R.
Ofner S.[2]
6-31-0
Royer V.[1]
Butvilas E.
6-37-5
Martinez A.
Pereira T.
7-636-3
Martin Tiffon P.
Sanchez Izquierdo N.
6-16-3
Paulson A.
Andaloro F.
3-66-46-4
Damas M.
Shelbayh A.
3-66-36-1
Rincon D.
Ferreira Silva F.[6]
7-626-1
Moro Canas A.[7]
Agamenone F.
6-37-67
Forejtek J.
Demin Y.
6-17-62
Engel J.[5]
Montes De La Torre I.
7-51-66-3
Blanch D.
Hemery C.
6-00-0
Martineau M.
Vives Marcos P.
2-4
Callejon Hernando S.
Kolar Z.[4]
5-77-656-1
Sanchez Quilez A.
Kopp S.
5-76-46-2
Gakhov I.[8]
Gombos N.
3-66-26-1