Liam Broady and Naoya Honda will square off in the 2nd round of the Ningboo Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Thursday at 5:00 pm on Grandstand. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
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 -> 1.26
Naoya Honda -> 3.4
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Prediction and head to head Liam Broady vs. Naoya Honda
This will be the 2nd time that Liam Broady and Naoya Honda square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Broady (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they fought against each other, Broady won 6-1 6-1 in the 2nd round in the Yokkaichi Challenger back in March 2026.
Liam Broady
31 - 27win/loss
231
93
WLWLLLLLLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 31-27 | 21-16 | 4-4 | 4-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 64-22 | 30-10 | 10-4 | 23-7 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 10-18 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 45-28 | 23-9 | 2-4 | 15-9 | 5-6 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 36-25 | 16-9 | 2-5 | 10-5 | 8-6 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 231, Broady reached the 2nd round after defeating Sergey Fomin 5-7 7-6(4) 6-2.
In the 1st round against Fomin, The Brit recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 7-64 6-2). During the match, Broady scored 114 points vs Fomin’s 102. Liam was very aggressive to blast 50 winners.
Talking about the service games, Broady fired 5 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Liam Broady lost the serve 3 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Broady put 64% of his first serves in, winning 74% (50/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (18/38) on the 2nd serve. Broady broke Fomin 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).
Broady has winning record in the last 10 years having won 59% of his matches (366-250). 21-16 on hard in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Broady has a composed 200-121 match record in the last years on hard.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Miyazaki Challenger where he defeated Harry Wendelken in the final 3-6 6-2 6-2.
Broady has a composed 31-27 win-loss record in 2026, 21-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ningboo Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2018. See his history.
Naoya Honda
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 34-27 | 28-23 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-28 | 19-20 | 3-5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 5-11 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 7-2 | 7-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 637, Naoya got to the 2nd round after beating Ryuki Matsuda 6-3 6-3, Khumoun Sultanov 3-6 7-5 6-4 and Filip Peliwo 5-7 6-3 7-6(3).
In the 1st round against Peliwo, Naoya recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 7-63). During the match Honda scored 100 points vs Peliwo’s 98. Honda was very aggressive to blast 45 winners.
About the serving games, Honda fired 5 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Naoya Honda lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Honda put 65% of his first serves in, winning 71% (45/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (17/34) on the 2nd serve. The Japanese broke Peliwo 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Naoya’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M15 Tokyo and M25 Champaign.
Honda has a compiled 34-27 win-loss record in 2026, 28-23 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Broady | Honda |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 8 |
| Tot Games | 33 | 83 |
| Pts | 114-102 | 270-252 |
| Total Points | 216 | 522 |
| Winners | 50 | 115 |
| %Winners | 44% | 43% |
Broady played 1 match while Honda competed in 3 matches. Honda started his run from the qualifications while Broady had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Liam Broady lost 1 set, while Naoya Honda surrendered 2 sets. Broady has played 5 set(s) less than Honda (3 vs 8). Therefore, Broady played 50 games less than Honda. Liam scored 50 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, Naoya scored 115 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Broady | Honda |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 5 | 16 |
| Avg per match | 5 | 5.3 |
| 1st in | 68/106 | 154/267 |
| %1st in | 64% | 58% |
| 1st pts | 50/68 | 115/154 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 18/38 | 48/113 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 42% |
Broady bagged 5 aces . Honda fired 16 aces (5.3 per match). Broady won 74% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Honda won 75% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 42% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Broady | Honda |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 4 | 15 |
| Converted | 4/11 | 15/27 |
| % Converted | 36% | 56% |
| Conceded | 7 | 23 |
| Saved | 4 | 13 |
| % Saved | 57% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 10 |
Broady broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. Broady conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded. The Japanese broke his opponents 15 times with a 56% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve 10 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Broady | |||
| R1 Fomin |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 7-64 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 33 | 33 | |
| pts | 114-102 | 114-102 | |
| Total points | 216 | 216 | |
| Winners | 50 | 50 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 5 | 5 | |
| Double Faults | 7 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 68/106 | 68/106 | |
| % 1st in | 64% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 50/68 | 50/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/38 | 18/38 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 4 | 4 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/11 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 57% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Honda | |||||
| Q1 Matsuda |
Q3 Sultanov |
R1 Peliwo |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-3 | 3-6 7-5 6-4 | 5-7 6-3 7-63 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 31 | 34 | 83 | |
| pts | 76-62 | 94-92 | 100-98 | 270-252 | |
| Total points | 138 | 186 | 198 | 522 | |
| Winners | 35 | 35 | 45 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 37% | 45% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 5 | 16 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 8 | 4 | 17 | |
| 1st in | 43/73 | 48/97 | 63/97 | 154/267 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 49% | 65% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 35/43 | 35/48 | 45/63 | 115/154 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 73% | 71% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/30 | 23/49 | 17/34 | 48/113 | |
| % 2nd pts | 27% | 47% | 50% | 42% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 15/27 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 63% | 63% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 9 | 8 | 23 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 5/9 | 4/8 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 56% | 50% | 173% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
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