Mark Lajal vs Darwin BlanchBloomfield Hills Round of 32

Bloomfield Hills · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#159ATP
1589ELO
1556Hard ELO
$97kYTD
$654kCAREER
23 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWWWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Tuesday, 21 July 2026 ·
hard
CENTER COURT · 3rd on
#224ATP
1551ELO
1483Hard ELO
18 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWWLW
Lajal M.
6-4 5-7 6-4
Blanch D.
Lajal M.
6562
Blanch D.
4741

Mark Lajal defeated Darwin Blanch in the Round of 32 of the Bloomfield Hills hard-court tournament. Lajal won the match 6-4, 5-7, 6-4. He had a first-serve win percentage of 87 compared to Blanch's 71 and converted 33 percent of break points to Blanch's 14 percent.

Around the match

  • I was playing solid, playing with confidence, even though I lost in first round, I was serving really good. I got through in Roehampton, and in the main draw anything can happen. You're playing well, with a lot of confidence because you've won three matches against good players, and I had that upset against Norrie, so it was a great tournament for me.

    Lajal M.ZooTennis

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Key context

  • Match story: Mark Lajal edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 5–7 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
60%
58%
1st serve points won·Even
74%
74%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
49%
Service points won·Even
64%
64%
Return points won·Even
36%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
70%
60%
Aces / match·Even
6.4
5.9
Double faults / match·Even
3.3
3.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (19 vs 31). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 19:50 UTC
Lajal M.56%
Blanch D.44%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Toss-up · Too close to call

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
5.9+73 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
4.1Hard Elo 1483
5.5Overall Elo 1588
ELO gap
4.5Overall Elo 1551
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.07 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
3.64 of last 10 on hard
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
0.04 three-setters in 14 days
3-set count
0.03 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.

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
82
85

Lajal M.: 7 days rest · 1 match, 20 games (7d) · Blanch D.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 18 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
28°CMainly clear
Wind 21 km/hHumidity 60%

Draw