Mark Lajal vs Dane Sweeny — Wuxi Quarter-final

Wuxi · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
EST
Mark Lajal
#159ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Friday, 8 May 2026 ·
hard
AUS
Dane Sweeny
#122ATP
1460ELO
1444Hard ELO
$256kYTD
$861kCAREER
25 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLLWWWL
Lajal M.
7-5 6-3
Sweeny D.
Lajal M.
762
Sweeny D.
530

Mark Lajal defeated Dane Sweeny 7-5 6-3 in the Wuxi quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Dane Sweeny came in ranked #122.

Key context

  • Match story: Mark Lajal closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lajal M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Sweeny D.

Sweeny D.serving78% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Lajal 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
Lajal M.Sweeny D.
1st serve in·Even
61%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
50%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Even
37%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
69%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
3.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 30). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lajal M.Sweeny D.
Clutch Rating·Even
43
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
89
69
Break points won·Even
13
11
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
68
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
81
86

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Lajal M.
6.6
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
Sweeny D.
5.2
Clear underdogUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.4+112 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.6Hard Elo 1444
5.5Overall Elo 1589
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1460
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.1
Surface form
2.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.2
Minutes 14d
8.4
4.0
3-set count
4.0
7.0
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
Lajal M.Sweeny D.
Freshness·Slight edge
88
98

Lajal M.: 5 days rest · 1 match, 28 games (7d) · Sweeny D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yunchaokete B.
Kwon S.
2-66-7
Semi-finals
Lajal M.
Kwon S.
6-73-6
Yunchaokete B.
Cui J.
6-17-5
Quarter-finals
Lajal M.
Sweeny D.
7-56-3
Kwon S.
Santillan A.
6-13-66-2
Walton A.
Yunchaokete B.
2-60-6
Noguchi R.
Cui J.
6-76-7