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Daniel Merida Aguilar vs Liam Draxl — Prediction

ATP Hard Montreal · 1. round

Predicted probability

Liam Draxl

Canada

57.62%

Average Odds

1.68  /  2.19

Market probability

56.59%  /  43.41%

Why This Prediction?

Liam Draxl is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1613 vs 1407), the advantage of playing in his home country and a stronger return game (38.1% vs 36.3% of return points won).

Player Comparison

1739.9 Elo 1639.5
1407.1 Elo (surface) 1613.3
25 Wins 13
6 Wins (surface) 10
10 Last 15 form 9
0 Head-to-head wins 0
0.940 Dominance ratio 0.946
63 Rank 209
21.8 Age 24.7
right Hand right

Performance vs. the Odds

Career record grouped by how big a favorite the market made each player, based on their average odds.

Daniel Merida Aguilar

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 3W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 7W–2L · 77.8%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 4W–0L · 100.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–2L · 0.0%

25 matches with market odds since 2026-05-25.

Liam Draxl

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 3W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 7W–3L · 70.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 2W–3L · 40.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 0W–3L · 0.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

21 matches with market odds since 2026-06-03.

Serve & Return

Serve and return win rates from each player's last 10 matches at the selected level.

Daniel Merida Aguilar Liam Draxl

1st Serve In %

61.7%
62.7%

1st Serve Points Won %

72.8%
68.5%

2nd Serve Points Won %

50.8%
49.1%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

27.1%
35.8%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

54.9%
52.3%

Aces per Service Game

0.39
0.47

Double Faults per Service Game

0.38
0.24

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

1st Serve In %

66.0%
61.0%

1st Serve Points Won %

62.3%
70.4%

2nd Serve Points Won %

46.7%
49.5%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

31.0%
32.8%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

44.6%
53.8%

Aces per Service Game

0.13
0.41

Double Faults per Service Game

0.28
0.28

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Break Point Performance

How each player handles the biggest points - break points saved serving, and converted returning - from their last 10 matches at the selected level.

Daniel Merida Aguilar Liam Draxl

Break Points Saved %

67.2%
51.4%

Break Points Converted %

44.6%
41.2%

Based on each player's last 10 ATP/Grand Slam matches.

Break Points Saved %

49.3%
50.0%

Break Points Converted %

29.4%
47.6%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Daniel Merida Aguilar 00 Liam Draxl

Hard Montreal · 2026-08-04
3-6 6-4 6-4
1 Aces 1
6 Double Faults 1
116 Service Points 88
75 First Serve In 53
42 First Serve Won 36
20 Second Serve Won 15
12 Break Points Saved 2
17 Break Points Faced 8
50 Winners 21
63 Unforced Errors 20
1.7 Average Odds 2.2

Daniel Merida Aguilar — Last 10

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Liam Draxl — Last 10

L W L W W L L L W W