Max Houkes vs Alec Beckley — M25 Kigali Quarter-final
Max Houkes faces Alec Beckley in the M25 Kigali quarter-final on clay. Max Houkes holds the paper edge — ranked #226, leading the head-to-head 1–0.
Key context
- Last match: Max Houkes dropped the opening set before beating Calvin Hemery 4–6 6–2 6–2.
- Last match: Alec Beckley dropped just 4 games past Yshai Oliel.
- Surface form: Max Houkes 9 of 10, Alec Beckley 6 of 10 on clay recently — Max Houkes the sharper of late.
Serve flowHoukes M. unbroken · Beckley A. broken 3 times.
- Hold to love/15
- Hold to 30
- Hold to 40 / deuce
- Broken
- Result unknown
Houkes M.6/6Beckley A.3/6
Set 1Set 2
Match momentum
Last 30 pointsHoukes M.Beckley A.Swinging toHoukes M.37
6Last 12 points6
7Last 3 games5
2/3Break points0/0
30 pointsNow
Break of serve
Key moments
Latest first- BREAKSet 2 · Game 4Houkes M. broke serve
- HOLD 0Set 2 · Game 2Beckley A. held to love
- HOLD 0Set 2 · Game 1Houkes M. held to love
- SETSet 1 · Game 8Houkes M. took the set
- BREAKSet 1 · Game 8Houkes M. broke serve
- HOLD 0Set 1 · Game 5Houkes M. held to love
- HOLD 0Set 1 · Game 4Beckley A. held to love
- BREAKSet 1 · Game 2Houkes M. broke serve
Pre-match context
Houkes M. came in with the higher clay rating (1717 vs 1572), the better recent record (9–1 vs 6–4) and the head-to-head lead (1–0).
Pre-match prediction
Set before the first ball · not updated in playPre-match win probability
78%22%
Umpiry Score
4.4/10/103.8
Matchup strength 0–10 · not a probabilityCommon opponents
0 shared · last 12 monthsNo common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.
Season statistics
Form · Rating · Serve vs return · ClutchShowHide
Houkes M.Beckley A.
FormLast 10 matches each · 2026
Win–loss9–1 (ahead)6–4
Season win rate62% (33–20) (ahead)56% (15–12)
RatingUmpiry ELO
Overall ELO1743 (ahead)1618
Clay-court ELO1717 (ahead)1572
Serve vs returnLast 43 vs 13 matches
1st-serve points won69%70% (ahead)
Return points won42% (ahead)39%
Aces / match3.5 (ahead)3.0
ClutchLast 43 vs 13 matches
Break points saved62%65% (ahead)
Draw
Cite this
Umpiry, "Max Houkes vs Alec Beckley — M25 Kigali Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-09/beckley-vs-houkes-m25-kigali-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 9 October 2026).