Valentin Royer vs Liam Draxl — Cincinnati Masters Q2

Cincinnati Masters · ATP · Qualifying Round 2

FRA12

Valentin Royer

#78ATP

1641ELO

1585Hard ELO

$521kYTD

$1.6MCAREER

25 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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2 — 1

Sets

Thursday, 7 August 2025 · 20:00

hard

CAN14

Liam Draxl

#216ATP

1592ELO

1565Hard ELO

$201kYTD

$642kCAREER

24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed

Last 10 · pre-match

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Royer V.

2-6 6-3 6-4

Draxl L.

Royer V.

2662

Draxl L.

6341

Valentin Royer defeated Liam Draxl 2-6 6-3 6-4 in the Cincinnati Masters qualifying round 2 on hard. The result followed the form book — Valentin Royer came in ranked #78.

Key context

Match story: Valentin Royer dropped the opening set before beating Liam Draxl 2–6 6–3 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season

Royer V.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Draxl L.

Draxl L.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Royer V.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Royer V.Draxl L.

Serve

Return

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season

Royer V.Draxl L.

1st serve in·Even

63%

65%

1st serve points won·Even

72%

69%

2nd serve points won·Even

52%

48%

Service points won·Even

65%

62%

Return points won·Even

37%

41%

Break points saved·Even

62%

60%

Aces / match·Clear edge

5.5

3.9

Double faults / match·Clear edge

2.1

3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (111 vs 99). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure

Royer V.Draxl L.

Clutch Rating·Slight edge

Break points saved·Slight edge

Break points won·Slight edge

Deciding sets·Clear edge

Tiebreaks·Clear edge

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load

Royer V.Draxl L.

Freshness·Dominant

Royer V.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 88 games (7d) · Draxl L.: 3 days rest · 1 match, 17 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed

Medium-fastrewards aggression

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Valentin Royer vs Liam Draxl — Cincinnati Masters Qualifying Round 2

Key context

Head to head

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard

Statistics

Clutch

Freshness

Conditions

Draw

Serve vs return

Serve & return on hard