PREDICTION, PREVIEW, H2H: Schoolkate, Smith, Broady and Mayot to play on Tuesday – Ningboo Challenger

NINGBOO CHALLENGER ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Tristan Schoolkate, Keegan Smith, Liam Broady and Harold Mayot will play on Tuesday

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Ningboo Challenger 2026-10-27 order of play

ORDER OF PLAY and PREVIEW. Tristan Schoolkate, Keegan Smith, Liam Broady and Harold Mayot are going to compete on Tuesday at the Ningboo Challenger.

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Tristan Schoolkate vs. Masamichi Imamura the Ningboo Challenger

Tristan Schoolkate vs. Masamichi Imamura

Head to head 1-0 for Imamura

Tristan Schoolkate will play Masamichi Imamura in the 1st round for the 2nd time of their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Grandstand.

Tristan Schoolkate: ranking and results

Ranked no. 141, will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he won the title in the Guangzhou Challenger after beating in the final.

Tristan has a 36-29 win-loss record in 2026, 22-20 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Tristan’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in the Guangzhou Challenger.

Masamichi Imamura: ranking and results

Ranked no. 433, Imamura will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in the Guangzhou Challenger where he lost to in the qualifications on the 18th of October.

The Japanese has a 39-29 win-loss record in 2026, 39-28 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Imamura’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Tokyo.

Head to head analysis

This will be the 2nd time that Tristan Schoolkate and Masamichi Imamura clash against each other. Their actual head to head record is 1-0 for Imamura (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

Before, the last time they played each other, Imamura won 6-4 3-6 7-5 in the quarter in the Playford Challenger back in 2024.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Tristan Schoolkate who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Tristan Schoolkate is the pick to win this match.
Tristan Schoolkate -> 1.122
Masamichi Imamura -> 5.1

 

 

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Keegan Smith vs. Yu Hsiou Hsu the Ningboo Challenger

Keegan Smith vs. Yu Hsiou Hsu

Head to head 0-0

Keegan Smith will face Yu Hsiou Hsu in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 11:00 am on Grandstand.

Keegan Smith: ranking and results

Ranked no. 185 (career high), the American will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in the Guangzhou Challenger where he lost to in the quarter on the 23rd of October.

Keegan has a 43-29 win-loss record in 2026, 17-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Keegan’s best result of the year was getting to the final in Salem and the Bengaluru 2 Challenger.

Yu Hsiou Hsu: ranking and results

Ranked no. 330, Hsiou will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in Davis Cup, Group I, 1R, TPE SWE 3 where he lost to in the Rubber 1 on the 19th of September.

Hsiou has a 30-24 win-loss record in 2026, 25-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Chinese’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Launceston and M25 Taipei.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Keegan Smith and Yu Hsiou Hsu since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Keegan Smith who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Keegan Smith is the pick to win this match.
Keegan Smith -> 1.35
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 2.88

 

 

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Liam Broady vs. Sergey Fomin the Ningboo Challenger

Liam Broady vs. Sergey Fomin

Head to head 0-0

Liam Broady will come up against Sergey Fomin in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 4:00 pm on Court 6.

Liam Broady: ranking and results

Ranked no. 231, Liam will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in the Guangzhou Challenger where he lost to Santillan in the 2nd round on the 22nd of October.

The Brit has a 30-27 win-loss record in 2026, 20-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Brit’s best result of the year was getting to the final in the Miyazaki Challenger.

Sergey Fomin: ranking and results

Ranked no. 291, Sergey will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Qian Daohu where he lost to in the semifinal on the 17th of October.

Fomin has a 29-26 win-loss record in 2026, 17-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The Uzbek’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Shymkent 1 Challenger.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Liam Broady and Sergey Fomin since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Broady who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Liam Broady is the pick to win this match.
Liam Broady -> 1.36
Sergey Fomin -> 2.84

 

 

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Harold Mayot vs. Tianhui Zhang the Ningboo Challenger

Harold Mayot vs. Tianhui Zhang

Head to head 0-0

Harold Mayot will come up against Tianhui Zhang in the 1st round for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Tuesday at 12:00 pm on Center Court.

Harold Mayot: ranking and results

Ranked no. 233, Mayot will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in the Mouilleron Le where he lost to in the quarter on the 2nd of October.

Mayot has a 25-18 win-loss record in 2026, 17-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).

The French player best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Rennes Challenger and the St. Tropez Challenger.

Tianhui Zhang: ranking and results

Ranked no. 787, Tianhui will start his run in Ningboo Challenger after he played his last match in M15 Maanshan where he lost to in the final on the 30th of August.

The Chinese has a 19-19 win-loss record in 2026, 9-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).

Tianhui’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M15 Luan.

Head to head analysis

There is no head to head record between Harold Mayot and Tianhui Zhang since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Harold Mayot who should win in 2 sets.

As per the initial odds, Harold Mayot is the pick to win this match.
Harold Mayot -> 1.06
Tianhui Zhang -> 6.95

 

 

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