Mark Lajal vs Rio NoguchiLincoln Quarter-final

Lincoln · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#159ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Friday, 17 July 2026 ·
hard
#222ATP
1532ELO
1513Hard ELO
27 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Lajal M.
vs
Noguchi R.

Mark Lajal faces Rio Noguchi in the Lincoln quarter-final on hard. Mark Lajal holds the paper edge — ranked #159, a roughly 40-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 01:20 UTC
Lajal M.66%
Noguchi R.34%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Slight edge · Lajal M. narrowly ahead

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
6.7
Slight advantageUmpiry Score
6.1
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.5+44 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.5Hard Elo 1512
5.7Overall Elo 1588
ELO gap
4.3Overall Elo 1532
6.4Leads 2–1 on hard
H2H
3.6Trails 1–2 on hard
7.37 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
5.45 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
4.02 three-setters 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

Lajal M.Cooling
Noguchi R.Cooling

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

22 vs 29 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
74%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
64%
60%
Return points won·Slight edge
37%
43%
Break points saved·Clear edge
69%
56%
Aces / match·Dominant
7.4
1.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.8
1.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Lajal M.serving75% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Noguchi R.

Noguchi R.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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
45
24
Break points saved·Dominant
89
25
Break points won·Clear edge
13
26
Deciding sets·Dominant
47
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
83
3

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
63
72

Lajal M.: played today · 2 matches, 62 games (7d) · Noguchi R.: 2 days rest · 2 matches, 60 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather forecast
30°CClear
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 58%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.