Marco Cecchinato vs Dusan Lajovic — Alicante CH Round of 32
Alicante CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#173ATP
1576ELO
1546Clay ELO
$167kYTD
$5.3MCAREER
33 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 23 March 2026 ·
clay
SRB8#146ATP
1620ELO
1588Clay ELO
$208kYTD
$11MCAREER
36 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Cecchinato M.7-5 6-3
Lajovic D.
Cecchinato M.
762
Lajovic D.
530
Marco Cecchinato defeated Dusan Lajovic 7-5 6-3 in the Alicante CH round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Dusan Lajovic came in ranked #146. Marco Cecchinato extended the head-to-head to 3–2.
Key context
- Match story: Marco Cecchinato closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.
Head to head
2–2| Date | Tournament | Round | Surface | Winner | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020-02-17 | ATP Rio de Janeiro | R32 | clay | Dusan Lajovic | 6-4 6-7 6-1 |
| 2019-01-03 | Doha | QF | hard | Marco Cecchinato | 7-6(2) 6-2 |
| 2018-12-31 | Doha | QF | hard | Marco Cecchinato | 7-6 6-2 |
| 2015-05-10 | Rome Masters | Q1 | clay | Dusan Lajovic | 7-6 6-2 |
Statistics
This season1st serve in·Slight edge
64%
69%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
70%
2nd serve points won·Even
55%
52%
Service points won·Even
65%
64%
Return points won·Even
37%
37%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
57%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.1
4.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.1
1.6
Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 29). ATP, WTA & Challenger.
Clutch
Under pressureClutch Rating·Even
39
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
79
87
Break points won·Slight edge
13
18
Deciding sets·Even
59
57
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
72
66
Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About
Freshness
Recent loadFreshness·Clear edge
88
76
Cecchinato M.: 9 days rest · 4 matches (14d) · Lajovic D.: 6 days rest · 3 matches, 64 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About
Conditions
Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
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