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Dusan Lajovic vs Taro Daniel — Prediction

Challenger Hard Quebec City challenger · qualification - quarterfinal 18:30

Predicted probability

Dusan Lajovic

Serbia

40.12%

Taro Daniel

Japan

59.88%

Average Odds

1.67  /  2.10

Market probability

55.70%  /  44.30%

Why This Prediction?

Taro Daniel is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating (1765 vs 1672), a higher Elo rating on hard courts (1684 vs 1652) and more wins on hard courts (117 vs 35).

Player Comparison

1672.0 Elo 1765.4
1651.9 Elo (surface) 1684.3
150 Wins (Challenger) 241
35 Wins (surface) 117
9 Last 15 form 13
4 Head-to-head wins 1
0.992 Dominance ratio 0.946
146 Rank 186
36.1 Age 33.6
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Performance vs. the Odds

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

Dusan Lajovic

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 3W–1L · 75.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 4W–4L · 50.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 4W–3L · 57.1%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–1L · 0.0%

25 matches with market odds since 2026-06-02.

Taro Daniel

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 5W–1L · 83.3%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 9W–2L · 81.8%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 4W–2L · 66.7%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 5W–2L · 71.4%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 0W–0L · 0.0%

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

Serve & Return

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

Dusan Lajovic Taro Daniel

1st Serve In %

67.5%
64.3%

1st Serve Points Won %

69.6%
62.3%

2nd Serve Points Won %

48.0%
45.4%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

24.5%
28.7%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

40.9%
48.9%

Aces per Service Game

0.45
0.32

Double Faults per Service Game

0.25
0.18

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

1st Serve In %

64.1%
62.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

69.6%
63.0%

2nd Serve Points Won %

51.4%
48.5%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

28.8%
29.8%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

52.4%
45.9%

Aces per Service Game

0.28
0.48

Double Faults per Service Game

0.19
0.21

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.

Dusan Lajovic Taro Daniel

Break Points Saved %

60.8%
51.6%

Break Points Converted %

28.1%
33.3%

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

Break Points Saved %

51.9%
59.0%

Break Points Converted %

45.2%
54.8%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Dusan Lajovic 41 Taro Daniel

Hard Quebec City challenger · 2026-08-18

qualification - quarterfinal

Taro Daniel #186

Dusan Lajovic #146

7-6 2-6 6-1
14 Aces 2
0 Double Faults 4
82 Service Points 99
48 First Serve In 59
36 First Serve Won 38
17 Second Serve Won 23
3 Break Points Saved 3
6 Break Points Faced 6
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
2.1 Average Odds 1.7
Clay Belgrade · 2022-04-18
2-6 6-1 7-6(2)
1 Aces 2
0 Double Faults 1
98 Service Points 105
64 First Serve In 71
43 First Serve Won 38
16 Second Serve Won 21
8 Break Points Saved 12
12 Break Points Faced 16
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Indian Wells Masters · 2019-03-04
7-6(6) 6-4
4 Aces 2
1 Double Faults 2
79 Service Points 84
56 First Serve In 59
33 First Serve Won 37
14 Second Serve Won 11
3 Break Points Saved 6
6 Break Points Faced 10
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Shanghai Masters · 2017-10-09
6-1 6-7(5) 6-2
6 Aces 6
2 Double Faults 1
75 Service Points 85
51 First Serve In 50
39 First Serve Won 32
18 Second Serve Won 15
2 Break Points Saved 6
3 Break Points Faced 11
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Hard Seoul CH · 2013-10-28
6-2 6-4
5 Aces 1
2 Double Faults 1
57 Service Points 59
33 First Serve In 43
27 First Serve Won 24
12 Second Serve Won 7
2 Break Points Saved 7
3 Break Points Faced 11
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay San Benedetto CH · 2013-07-08
4-6 7-6(5) 6-2
10 Aces 2
4 Double Faults 2
97 Service Points 93
43 First Serve In 58
33 First Serve Won 39
30 Second Serve Won 20
5 Break Points Saved 4
7 Break Points Faced 7
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Dusan Lajovic — Last 10

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Taro Daniel — Last 10

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