Menelaos Efstathiou vs Leo Matthysen Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

When it comes to turning second serves into points, Matthysen seems to be navigating through murky waters with a 37.21% success rate in the last six months. Efstathiou, on the other hand, appears to be frolicking on a slightly sunnier beach, winning 46.02% of his second-serve points. It's a stat that's closely tied to match prediction, perhaps as closely as socks to a spin cycle.

Meanwhile, in the world of returns, Matthysen definitely has had better luck catching butterflies, winning 41.07% of his opponents' second serves. Efstathiou seems to have had a better catch, however, swooping up 53.9% of points against second serve. First serve returns are where things get more interesting: Matthysen hitting at 26.04% compared to Efstathiou's 36.08%. No crystal ball required to see who's got the edge!

Facing the frying pan without jumping into the fire, Matthysen has saved 56.1% of breakpoints, while Efstathiou is close with a 52.42% saving grace. Which one will be a safe bet (probably like predicting that tax season will return)? Over the past year, Matthysen has a win-loss outlook that reveals he's won 27.27% of matches (W/L 3/8), whereas Efstathiou has been dancing with a much more favorable 53.19% win ratio (W/L 25/22).

Now let's talk about court preferences, or should we say, which surface doesn't make them slip! Matthysen’s not-so-effective comfort zone is on Hard courts, strutting a 27% win rate (W/L 6/16), while Efstathiou seems to tango better on the same surface at 59% (W/L 76/53). Ironically, their less favorable performances are also on Hard for Matthysen, a pattern he seems committed to.

Both players have been making their mark on the Futures/Satellites/ITF $10K stage, with Matthysen triumphantly (?) closing out 27.27% of games, and Efstathiou setting clocks to 55.56% victories. In terms of opponent caliber over the last 12 months, Matthysen faced competitors with an average world rank of 335.09, while Efstathiou faced relatively more experienced adversaries with an average rank of 309.06.

Heading into a matchup, let’s not forget this: Matthysen boasts a stellar 100% record in nail-biting, white-knuckle deciding sets, while Efstathiou trails with 54%. If that doesn't indicate an exhilarating conclusion, the scoreboard must be malfunctioning!

For the data hounds sniffing out in-game action: Matthysen manages to convert 26.32% of his breakpoints, whereas Efstathiou smirks with a glamorous 47.11%. As sports betting strategists might relay, this is a telling sign for where to rally your faithful coins when a break opportunity pops up.

Judging by the correlations anyone with a stat-chart would swoon over, Efstathiou is the likely victor in this match. But beware, tennis often has a quirky way of reversing roles just when you think you have mastered all the numbers!