Yi Zhou and Jake Delaney will square off in the 2nd round of the Ningboo Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 5:00 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 Yi Zhou who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yi Zhou is the pick to win this match.
Yi Zhou -> 1.177
Jake Delaney -> 4.2
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Prediction and head to head Yi Zhou vs. Jake Delaney
There is no head to head record between Yi Zhou and Jake Delaney since this will be the first time that they will play each other in the main tour.
Yi Zhou
27 - 24win/loss
256
217
WLWWWLWWLL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 27-24 | 19-18 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 8-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 25-27 | 25-27 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 29-25 | 29-23 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 10-17 | 9-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 256, Yi got to the 2nd round after beating Elias Ymer 1-6 7-6(8) 6-4.
In the 1st round against Ymer, The Chinese recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-68 6-4).During the match, Zhou scored less points (6) than Ymer. In fact, the world no. 256 won 99 points vs Ymer’s. That means that Zhou was more focused during the important points. The Chinese was quite aggressive to blast 49 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zhou bagged 11 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Yi Zhou lost the serve 3 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zhou put 69% of his first serves in, winning 72% (49/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (15/31) on the 2nd serve. Zhou broke Ymer twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Zhou has a weak match record in the last 5 years having won 49% of his matches (92-94). 19-18 on hard in 2026. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhou has a composed83-81 match record in the last 5 years on hard.
Zhou’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in the Phan Thiet 2 Challenger.
The Chinese has a compiled 27-24 win-loss record in 2026, 19-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Ningboo Challenger
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Jake Delaney
53 - 30win/loss
356
342
WLLWLWWLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 53-30 | 49-27 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 49-28 | 42-24 | 3-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 40-31 | 38-28 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-27 | 34-21 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 8-10 | 8-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 356, Jake reached the 2nd round after beating Alexandr Binda 6-4 4-6 6-4.
In the 1st round, Jake defeated Binda (6-4 4-6 6-4). During the match Delaney scored 92 points vs Binda’s 85. The Australian was extremely aggressive to blast 43 winners.
About the serving games, Delaney fired 15 aces and he was quite solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Jake Delaney was extremely efficient on serve to win 80% (43/54) of his 1st serve and 67% (18/27) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Jake broke Binda twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Delaney’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Wuning,M15 Harmon,M15 Tokyo and M15 Brisbane.
The Australian has a composed 53-30 win-loss record in 2026, 49-27 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhou | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 |
| Pts | 99-105 | 92-85 |
| Total Points | 204 | 177 |
| Winners | 49 | 43 |
| %Winners | 49% | 47% |
Both Zhou and Delaney played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Yi Zhou conceded 1 set, while Jake Delaney conceded 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zhou and Delaney have played the same amount of sets 3. They also played the same amount of games (30). Yi scored 49 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, Jake fired 43 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhou | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 15 |
| Avg per match | 11 | 15 |
| 1st in | 68/99 | 54/81 |
| %1st in | 69% | 67% |
| 1st pts | 49/68 | 43/54 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 18/27 |
| %2nd pts | 48% | 67% |
Zhou bagged 11 aces . Delaney struck 15 aces . Zhou won 72% points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 48% of the points. On the other side, Delaney won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhou | Delaney |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 2 |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 |
| % Converted | 29% | 29% |
| Conceded | 10 | 5 |
| Saved | 7 | 4 |
| % Saved | 70% | 80% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 |
Zhou broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. Zhou conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Delaney broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. Delaney conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zhou | |||
| R1 Ymer |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 1-6 7-68 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 99-105 | 99-105 | |
| Total points | 204 | 204 | |
| Winners | 49 | 49 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 11 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 68/99 | 68/99 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 69% | |
| 1st pts | 49/68 | 49/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 72% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/31 | 15/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 48% | 48% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 70% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | |
| Delaney | |||
| R1 Binda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 30 | 30 | |
| pts | 92-85 | 92-85 | |
| Total points | 177 | 177 | |
| Winners | 43 | 43 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 15 | 15 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 54/81 | 54/81 | |
| % 1st in | 67% | 67% | |
| 1st pts | 43/54 | 43/54 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/27 | 18/27 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 4/5 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 80% | 80% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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