Petr Bar Biryukov and Marat Sharipov will square off in the semifinal of the Guangzhou Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 8:00 pm on Center Court. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Marat Sharipov who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Marat Sharipov is the pick to win this match.
Marat Sharipov -> 1.38
Petr Bar Biryukov -> 2.76
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Prediction and head to head Petr Bar Biryukov vs. Marat Sharipov
This will be the 3rd time that Petr Bar Biryukov and Marat Sharipov fight against each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Sharipov (see full H2H stats), 2-0 on hard.
The last time that they locked horns, Sharipov won 2-6 6-3 10-7 in the qualifications in M15 Sharm ElSheikh back in 2023.
Petr Bar Biryukov
34 - 24win/loss
299
267
WWWLLLLWWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34-24 | 25-13 | 6-7 | 3-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 48-30 | 48-29 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-23 | 43-22 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 30-20 | 15-9 | 9-9 | 6-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 28-17 | 25-14 | 1-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 299, the Russian got to the semifinal after defeating Jesse Delaney 6-3 6-4, Naoya Honda 6-3 6-4 and Mitsuki Wei Kang Leong 7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(0).
In the quarter, Petr defeated Wei Kang Leong (7-63 4-6 7-60). During the match, Bar Biryukov and Wei Kang Leong scored the same amount of points (102). However, the world no. 299 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The Russian was exceptionally aggressive to blast 48 winners.
Talking about the service games, Bar Biryukov managed to score 12 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Overall, Petr Bar Biryukov was quite effective on serve to win 74% (48/65) of his 1st serve and 53% (21/40) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. The Russian was clinical in his return game without wasting any break point and break Wei Kang Leong twice.
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Russian has conceded 1 set in this competition to conquer 53% of the points he played.
ATP Guangzhou Challenger - Petr Bar Biryukov's projected path
Bar Biryukov has a solid record in the last 6 years having won 60% of his matches (198-132). 25-13 on hard in 2026. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this event, Bar Biryukov has a compiled159-88 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the year was winning the title the Bengaluru 3 Challenger where he overcame Ilya Ivashka in the final 7-6(0) 4-6 6-4.
The Russian has a composed 34-24 win-loss record in 2026, 25-13 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2025. See his history.
Marat Sharipov
32 - 17win/loss
364
243
WWWLWWWWLW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 32-17 | 20-8 | 10-7 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 48-26 | 24-11 | 14-9 | 10-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 46-17 | 16-7 | 27-7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 65-18 | 43-4 | 22-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 21-19 | 8-6 | 7-10 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 364, Marat reached the semifinal after beating Thomas Fancutt 6-2 6-3, Lloyd Harris 4-6 7-6(6) 6-3 and Elias Ymer 7-6(4) 6-3.
In the quarter, Marat had a good straight sets win against Ymer (7-64 6-3). During the match Sharipov scored 82 points vs Ymer’s 68. Sharipov was extremely aggressive to blast 36 winners.
Talking about serving, Sharipov made 16 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Marat Sharipov was extremely efficient on serve to win 80% (36/45) of his 1st serve and 57% (16/28) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Russian broke Ymer twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sharipov has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
ATP Guangzhou Challenger - Marat Sharipov's projected path
The Russian’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in the Shanghai Challenger.
Sharipov has an aggregate 32-17 win-loss record in 2026, 20-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2025. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Bar Biryukov | Sharipov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 74 | 71 |
| Pts | 224-200 | 238-197 |
| Total Points | 424 | 435 |
| Winners | 107 | 104 |
| %Winners | 48% | 44% |
Both Bar Biryukov and Sharipov played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Petr Bar Biryukov conceded 1 set, while Marat Sharipov lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Bar Biryukov and Sharipov have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Bar Biryukov played 3 games more than Sharipov. Bar Biryukov scored 107 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, Marat struck 104 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Bar Biryukov | Sharipov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 29 | 40 |
| Avg per match | 9.7 | 13.3 |
| 1st in | 141/219 | 122/206 |
| %1st in | 64% | 59% |
| 1st pts | 107/141 | 104/122 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 85% |
| 2nd pts | 47/78 | 49/84 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 58% |
Bar Biryukov made 29 aces (9.7 per match). Sharipov blasted 40 aces (13.3 per match). Bar Biryukov won 76% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Sharipov won 85% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 58% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Bar Biryukov | Sharipov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 7 |
| Converted | 6/11 | 7/23 |
| % Converted | 55% | 30% |
| Conceded | 15 | 6 |
| Saved | 12 | 4 |
| % Saved | 80% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 2 |
The Russian broke his opponents 6 times with a 55% conversion rate. Bar Biryukov surrendered his serve 3 times and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Russian broke his opponents 7 times with a 30% conversion rate. Sharipov conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Bar Biryukov | |||||
| R1 Delaney |
R2 Honda |
1/4 Wei Kang Leong |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 6-3 6-4 | 7-63 4-6 7-60 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 19 | 36 | 74 | |
| pts | 59-48 | 63-50 | 102-102 | 224-200 | |
| Total points | 107 | 113 | 204 | 424 | |
| Winners | 32 | 27 | 48 | 107 | |
| %Winners | 54% | 43% | 47% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 10 | 7 | 12 | 29 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 1 | 5 | 9 | |
| 1st in | 39/57 | 37/57 | 65/105 | 141/219 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 65% | 62% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 32/39 | 27/37 | 48/65 | 107/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 82% | 73% | 74% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/18 | 16/20 | 21/40 | 47/78 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 80% | 53% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/4 | 2/5 | 2/2 | 6/11 | |
| Converted % | 50% | 40% | 100% | 55% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 2 | 8 | 15 | |
| Saved | 5/5 | 2/2 | 5/8 | 12 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 63% | 88% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| Sharipov | |||||
| R1 Fancutt |
R2 Lloyd |
1/4 Ymer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-3 | 4-6 7-66 6-3 | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 32 | 22 | 71 | |
| pts | 58-39 | 98-90 | 82-68 | 238-197 | |
| Total points | 97 | 188 | 150 | 435 | |
| Winners | 24 | 44 | 36 | 104 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 17 | 16 | 40 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 25/47 | 52/86 | 45/73 | 122/206 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 60% | 62% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 24/25 | 44/52 | 36/45 | 104/122 | |
| % 1st pts | 96% | 85% | 80% | 85% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/22 | 20/34 | 16/28 | 49/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 59% | 59% | 57% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/7 | 2/9 | 2/7 | 7/23 | |
| Converted % | 43% | 22% | 29% | 30% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/3 | 2/3 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 67% | 45% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Guangzhou Challenger
- Bernard TomicTomic – Alexandr BindaBinda (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marat SharipovSharipov – Elias YmerYmer (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Pavel KotovKotov – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-1 7-6(2)) – See score progression
- Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov – Mitsuki Wei Kang LeongWei Kang Leong (7-63 4-6 7-60) – See score progression
- Thijmen Loof/Kaito UesugiLoof/Kaito Uesugi – Chuan En Hsu/Zheng BaoluoEn Hsu/Zheng Baoluo (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Cheng-Peng Hsieh/Tsung-Hao HuangHsieh/Tsung-Hao Huang – Thomas Fancutt/Seita WatanabeFancutt/Seita Watanabe (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Bernard TomicTomic – Alexandr BindaBinda (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Marat SharipovSharipov – Elias YmerYmer (7-6(4) 6-3) – See score progression
- Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov – Mitsuki Wei Kang LeongWei Kang Leong (7-6(3) 4-6 7-6(0)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Pavel KotovKotov – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (0-0) – H2H and prediction
