Evan Zhu and Liam Draxl will fight against each other in the 1st round of the Winnipeg Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 6:00 pm on STADIUM. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Liam Draxl who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Liam Draxl is the pick to win this match.
Liam Draxl -> 1.57
Evan Zhu -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Evan Zhu vs. Liam Draxl
There is no head to head record between Evan Zhu and Liam Draxl since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Evan Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-14 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-32 | 21-21 | 9-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-31 | 14-13 | 25-12 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-20 | 9-15 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 11-6 | 5-3 | 6-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 372, the American reached the 1st round after defeating Taha Baadi 1-6 7-64 6-1.
In the qualifications against Baadi, Evan recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (1-6 7-64 6-1). During the match, Zhu and Baadi scored the same amount of points (87). However, the world no. 372 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Evan was extremely aggressive to blast 39 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zhu recorded 8 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Evan Zhu lost the serve 4 times and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 67% of his first serves in, winning 66% (39/59) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (14/29) on the 2nd serve. Zhu broke Baadi 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Zhu has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 53% of his matches (144-129). 8-4 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhu has an aggregate81-81 match record in the last 7 years on hard.
Zhu’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M15 Naples and M15 Sunrise.
Evan has an aggregate 35-18 win-loss record in 2022, 8-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Winnipeg Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
Liam Draxl
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-12 | 7-4 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 36-9 | 23-5 | 0-0 | 13-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-16 | 16-10 | 3-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 29-14 | 16-9 | 12-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 3-1 | 3-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 501 (career-high), Draxl will start his run in the Winnipeg Challenger after he played his last match in the Indianapolis Challenger where he lost 3-6 7-6(4) 6-3 to Holt in the qualifications on the 18th of July.
The Canadian has an aggregate 11-6 win-loss record in 2022, 6-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
The Canadian’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Wichita.
In terms of his career, Draxl has an overall 59-38 record. He has a positive 34-22 record on hard.
Head 2 Head
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- Nicolas MejiaMejia – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-2 2-6 7-64) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Brandon HoltHolt (6-2 6-73 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Kaichi UchidaUchida – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (6-1 6-73 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Liam BroadyBroady – Jaden WeekesWeekes (7-5 6-3) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Ulises BlanchBlanch (4-6 7-66 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
- Genaro Alberto OlivieriGenaro – Shintaro MochizukiShintaro (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
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- Liam DraxlDraxl – Evan ZhuZhu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
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