Felix Balshaw vs Philip HenningLiege Round of 16

Liege · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
#259ATP
1551ELO
1537Clay ELO
20 yrs
Last 10
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Sets
Thursday, 9 July 2026 ·
clay
#254ATP
1461ELO
1333Clay ELO
25 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10
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Balshaw F.
vs
Henning P.

Felix Balshaw faces Philip Henning in the Liege round of 16 on clay. Philip Henning is the paper favourite — ranked #254 — but Felix Balshaw arrives in form, winning 3 of their last 4 on clay to Philip Henning's 1.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 21:20 UTC
Balshaw F.68%
Henning P.32%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Balshaw F. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 63% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
7.6
Dominant favouriteUmpiry Score
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
7.5+204 Clay Elo edge
Surface ELO
2.5Clay Elo 1332
6.1Overall Elo 1551
ELO gap
3.9Overall Elo 1461
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
8.08 of last 10 on clay
Surface form
1.81 of last 8 on clay
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
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

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

10 vs 17 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
54%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
79%
73%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
52%
Service points won·Even
66%
65%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
44%
Break points saved·Even
64%
66%
Aces / match·Dominant
12.3
3.1
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.9
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (10 vs 17). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Balshaw F.serving70% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Henning P.

Henning P.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Balshaw F.

Serve advantage — Henning P.

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·Slight edge
89
95

Balshaw F.: 10 days rest · 5 matches (14d) · Henning P.: 8 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Weather forecast
21°CClear
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 66%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.