A spot in the next round is at stake on Tuesday, when Darwin Blanch goes up against Mark Lajal in the Bloomfield Hills round of 32. Mark Lajal is 6-4 across recent matches. Darwin Blanch has dropped 2 straight and sits at 4-6 over the last ten.
The two have never played — a first meeting always adds a layer of uncertainty the numbers can't fully capture.
Hold strength tells the story — 73.9% versus 70.9% on first-serve points in Lajal's favor. This one is close to a coin flip, and the lean toward Lajal is exactly that — a lean.
The numbers behind the pick
Serve
| Serve (last 52 weeks) | Darwin Blanch | Mark Lajal |
|---|
| 1st serve in | 59.1% | 61% |
| 1st serve points won | 70.9% | 73.9% |
| 2nd serve points won | 49% | 48.6% |
The rest of the numbers
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