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Luca Van Assche vs Dusan Lajovic — Prediction

ATP Hard Cincinnati · qualification - 2. round 17:30

Predicted probability

Luca Van Assche

France

64.23%

Dusan Lajovic

Serbia

35.77%

Average Odds

1.35  /  2.98

Market probability

68.82%  /  31.18%

Why This Prediction?

Luca Van Assche is the favorite because he has a higher Elo rating (1765 vs 1674), a stronger return game (42.5% vs 32.9% of return points won) and a better head-to-head record against Dusan Lajovic (2-1).

Player Comparison

1764.7 Elo 1674.1
1579.2 Elo (surface) 1659.8
57 Wins 322
30 Wins (surface) 143
8 Last 15 form 8
2 Head-to-head wins 1
1.107 Dominance ratio 0.909
49 Rank 149
22.2 Age 36.1
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.

Luca Van Assche

Heavy favorite (odds below 1.30) 2W–0L · 100.0%
Favorite (odds 1.30-1.80) 9W–1L · 90.0%
Even match (odds 1.80-2.20) 0W–4L · 0.0%
Underdog (odds 2.20-4.00) 3W–2L · 60.0%
Heavy underdog (odds above 4.00) 1W–0L · 100.0%

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

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.

Serve & Return

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

Luca Van Assche Dusan Lajovic

1st Serve In %

60.7%
67.5%

1st Serve Points Won %

70.3%
69.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

52.1%
48.0%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

31.2%
24.5%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

51.3%
40.9%

Aces per Service Game

0.40
0.45

Double Faults per Service Game

0.39
0.25

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

1st Serve In %

55.1%
64.1%

1st Serve Points Won %

63.0%
69.6%

2nd Serve Points Won %

42.9%
51.4%

Return Points Won vs 1st Serve %

31.8%
28.8%

Return Points Won vs 2nd Serve %

48.8%
52.4%

Aces per Service Game

0.25
0.28

Double Faults per Service Game

0.29
0.19

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.

Luca Van Assche Dusan Lajovic

Break Points Saved %

49.2%
60.8%

Break Points Converted %

41.0%
28.1%

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

Break Points Saved %

48.8%
51.9%

Break Points Converted %

33.3%
45.2%

Based on each player's last 10 Challenger matches.

Head-to-Head

Luca Van Assche 21 Dusan Lajovic

Hard Cincinnati · 2026-08-13

qualification - 2. round

Luca Van Assche #49

Dusan Lajovic #149

7-6 2-6 6-3
6 Aces 5
8 Double Faults 1
87 Service Points 94
55 First Serve In 53
41 First Serve Won 39
16 Second Serve Won 20
1 Break Points Saved 1
4 Break Points Faced 4
18 Winners 25
42 Unforced Errors 62
1.4 Average Odds 3.0
Clay Umag · 2026-07-13
2-6 7-5 6-4
8 Aces 3
0 Double Faults 3
84 Service Points 108
59 First Serve In 77
39 First Serve Won 47
12 Second Serve Won 13
4 Break Points Saved 7
9 Break Points Faced 12
41 Winners 23
52 Unforced Errors 34
1.7 Average Odds 2.1
Hard Us Open · 2025-08-25
1 Aces 4
3 Double Faults 3
52 Service Points 48
37 First Serve In 31
28 First Serve Won 18
6 Second Serve Won 5
4 Break Points Saved 5
5 Break Points Faced 10
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -
Clay Parma CH · 2022-10-03
6-2 7-6(4)
3 Aces 3
0 Double Faults 1
73 Service Points 59
56 First Serve In 40
39 First Serve Won 29
10 Second Serve Won 7
2 Break Points Saved 2
3 Break Points Faced 5
- Winners -
- Unforced Errors -
- Average Odds -

Luca Van Assche — Last 10

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Dusan Lajovic — Last 10

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