The second match of the opening day of the Next Gen ATP Finals in 2025 will feature Alexander Blockx and Justin Engel. Blockx only played eight matches on the ATP Tour, winning only two of those matches. However, the Belgian player fared well on the Challenger Tour, winning 29 out of 44 matches. He reached three Challenger finals, winning titles in Oeiras and Bratislava.
Meanwhile, like Blockx, Engel did not have much success on the ATP Tour, winning four of the nine matches he played. He had a 16-19 win-loss record on the Challenger Tour, winning the title at the Hamburg Challenger. The German player had an 11-3 record on the ITF Tour, winning an event in Cadolzburg.
Alexander Blockx vs Justin Engel Match Details
Date: Dec. 16, 2025
Tournament: Next Gen ATP Finals 2025
Round:Â Group Stage
Venue: King Abdullah Sports City, Jeddah
Surface: Indoor hardcourt
Live Telecast: Tennis Channel, TSN, Sky Sports
Blockx vs Engel Head-to-Head
Having just started their respective ATP careers, Blockx and Engel are yet to face each other at any of the Tours, and therefore the head-to-head stands at 0-0.
Blockx vs Engel Prediction
Even though he has yet to make a mark on the main Tour, Blocx has a tremendous record on the indoor hard courts. All three Challenger titles for the Belgian player have come indoors, of which he won two this year. Even on the ITF Tour, he has won two indoor hard courts back in 2023, with him having an 85 percent win rate on the indoor courts on the ITF Tour, and has a 69.8 percent win rate on the surface on the Challenger Tour.
Engel has had success on the indoor hard courts this year as well. On the Challenger Tour, he won the indoor hard court title at Hamburg, along with an indoor title at the ITF event in Cadolzburg. He has a 64.3 percent win rate on the indoor hard courts on the Challenger Tour, and has a 72.7 percent win rate on the indoor hard courts on the ITF Tour.
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Blockx has won 66 percent of his service points in 2025, along with a 36 percent win rate on the return wing. On serving, he won 73 percent of the first serve points, and on return, won 44 percent of the second-serve return points.
Meanwhile, Engel has 65 percent of the service points and 30 percent of the return points. However, he has played the pressure points better, having a 31 percent break point conversion compared to Blockx’s 22 percent, giving the edge to the German player in the upcoming match.
Pick– Engel to win in four sets
