Cincinnati · R128 · Hard · best of 3 · Aug 14, 2026, 6:50 PM UTC
Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs Mark Lajal — result and pick review
By The Maiden Desk · August 14, 2026
Every number below was fixed before the match and graded against the official result.
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Juan Manuel Cerundolo won 6-4 6-4
Nailed it. We had Juan Manuel Cerundolo at 51% before the match, and Juan Manuel Cerundolo won 6-4 6-4.
Juan Manuel Cerundolo and Mark Lajal meet in the first round at Cincinnati on Friday. Juan Manuel Cerundolo has won 5 of the last 10. Mark Lajal comes in at 7 wins from the last ten.
On paper it's close: comparable ratings, comparable serve numbers, small margins everywhere. A tiebreak or two would surprise nobody, with Cerundolo fractionally more likely to land the big points.
The numbers behind the pick
Surface ratings
Hard rating
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
1707
Mark Lajal
1748
Overall rating
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
1842
Mark Lajal
1773
Serve
Serve (last 52 weeks)
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
Mark Lajal
1st serve in
60.1%
61.7%
1st serve points won
67.3%
71.6%
2nd serve points won
50.7%
48.6%
Form
Juan Manuel Cerundolo
5–5
Mark Lajal
7–3
The rest of the numbers
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Frequently asked questions
Who won Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs Mark Lajal at Cincinnati?
Juan Manuel Cerundolo won 6-4 6-4.
Was the Juan Manuel Cerundolo vs Mark Lajal prediction correct?
Nailed it. We had Juan Manuel Cerundolo at 51% before the match, and Juan Manuel Cerundolo won 6-4 6-4.