Marcus Walters vs Amit ValesNottingham 4 Round of 32

Nottingham 4 · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#874ATP
28 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Tuesday, 7 July 2026 ·
grass
COURT 1 · 3rd on
#725ATP
21 yrs
Last 10
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Walters M.
vs
Vales A.

Marcus Walters faces Amit Vales in the Nottingham 4 round of 32 on grass. Amit Vales is the paper favourite — ranked #725 — but Marcus Walters rides a 3-match win streak.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
5.3
Clear underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
6.85 of last 8 on grass
Surface form
7.03-match win streak
Win streak
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
4.02 three-setters in 14 days
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Walters M.Not enough recent matches
Vales A.Stable

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

2 vs 6 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
68%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
68%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
44%
51%
Service points won·Even
62%
61%
Return points won·Slight edge
32%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
73%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.5
2.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (2 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Walters M.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Vales A.

Vales A.serving87% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Walters M.

Serve advantage — Vales A.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Clear edge
86
67

Walters M.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 22 games (7d) · Vales A.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 49 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

3rd on COURT 1 · not before Followed By · 2 matches still to finish ahead

  1. 1W. K. Leong M. v Castelnuovo L.
  2. 2Ivanov I. v Visker N.
  3. 3Walters M. v Vales A.This match
  4. 4Planinsek F. v Ribeiro Marcondes I.

Conditions

Weather forecast
25°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 48%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.