Kaichi Uchida and Evan Zhu will fight against each other in the 2^nd round of the Winnipeg Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:30 am on COURT 1. 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 Kaichi Uchida who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Kaichi Uchida is the pick to win this match.
Kaichi Uchida -> 1.75
Evan Zhu -> 2.08

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Prediction and head to head Kaichi Uchida vs. Evan Zhu

There is no head to head record between Kaichi Uchida and Evan Zhu since this will be the first time that they will square off in the main tour.

Kaichi Uchida

Ranked no. 177, the Japanese reached the 2^nd round after beating Roberto Quiroz 6-1 6-7³ 6-3.

In the 1^st round, The Japanese defeated Quiroz (6-1 6-7³ 6-3). During the match, Uchida scored 101 points vs Quiroz’s 81. Kaichi was exceptionally aggressive to blast 53 winners.

Talking about the service games, Uchida managed to score 15 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Kaichi Uchida lost the serve once and he saved 4 break points. Furthermore, Uchida put 73% of his first serves in, winning 80% (53/66) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (11/25) on the 2nd serve. Uchida broke Quiroz 4 times after converting 36% of his break points (4/11).

Uchida has a favorable match record in the last 10 years having won 52% of his matches (318-290). 11-9 on hard in 2022. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this event, Uchida has a composed 178-167 record in the last years on hard.

Uchida’s best result of the year was reaching the final in the Oeiras 3 Challenger.

Uchida has an aggregate 22-19 win-loss record in 2022, 11-9 on hard (See FULL STATS)

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Previously in the Winnipeg Challenger

Evan Zhu

Ranked no. 372, the American reached the 2^nd round after beating Taha Baadi 1-6 7-6⁴ 6-1 and Liam Draxl 2-6 7-5 6-1.

In the 1^st round against Draxl, Zhu recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 7-5 6-1). During the match Zhu scored 104 points vs Draxl’s 100. The American was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.

About the serving games, Zhu blasted 4 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Evan Zhu lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 69% of his first serves in, winning 65% (40/62) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (13/28) on the 2nd serve. Zhu broke Draxl 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).

The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Naples and M15 Sunrise.

Evan has a compiled 36-18 win-loss record in 2022, 9-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Uchida	Zhu
Match played	1	2
Tot Set	3	6
Tot Games	29	54
Pts	101-81	191-187
Total Points	182	378
Winners	53	79
%Winners	52%	41%

Uchida played 1 match while Zhu competed in 2 matches. Zhu started his run from the qualifications while Uchida had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Kaichi Uchida conceded 1 set, while Evan Zhu lost 2 sets. Uchida has played 3 set(s) less than Zhu (3 vs 6). Therefore, Uchida played 25 games less than Zhu. The Japanese scored 53 winners (52% of the total points). On the other side, The American managed to score 79 winners (41%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Uchida	Zhu
Aces	15	12
Avg per match	15	6
1st in	66/91	121/178
%1st in	73%	68%
1st pts	53/66	79/121
%1st pts	80%	65%
2nd pts	11/25	27/57
%2nd pts	44%	47%

Uchida fired 15 aces . Zhu fired 12 aces (6 per match). Uchida won 80% points on his first serve. He pretty effective on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Zhu won 65% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 47% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Uchida	Zhu
Won	4	8
Converted	4/11	8/20
% Converted	36%	40%
Conceded	5	17
Saved	4	10
% Saved	80%	59%
Times Broken	1	7

Uchida broke his opponent 4 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Japanese conceded his serve once and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. Evan broke his opponents 8 times with a 40% conversion rate. Evan conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 59% of the break points that he conceded.

Uchida
	R1 Quiroz	Total
Score	6-1 6-73 6-3
Tot Set	3	3
Tot Games	29	29
pts	101-81	101-81
Total points	182	182
Winners	53	53
%Winners	52%	52%
SERVE
Aces	15	15
Double Faults	4	4
1st in	66/91	66/91
% 1st in	73%	73%
1st pts	53/66	53/66
% 1st pts	80%	80%
2nd pts	11/25	11/25
% 2nd pts	44%	44%
Breaks
Won	4	4
Converted	4/11	4/11
Converted %	36%	36%
Conceded	5	5
Saved	4/5	4
Saved %	80%	80%
Times Broken	1	1

Zhu
	Q3 Baadi	R1 Draxl	Total
Score	1-6 7-64 6-1	2-6 7-5 6-1
Tot Set	3	3	6
Tot Games	27	27	54
pts	87-87	104-100	191-187
Total points	174	204	378
Winners	39	40	79
%Winners	45%	38%	41%
SERVE
Aces	8	4	12
Double Faults	4	3	7
1st in	59/88	62/90	121/178
% 1st in	67%	69%	68%
1st pts	39/59	40/62	79/121
% 1st pts	66%	65%	65%
2nd pts	14/29	13/28	27/57
% 2nd pts	48%	46%	47%
Breaks
Won	3	5	8
Converted	3/7	5/13	8/20
Converted %	43%	38%	40%
Conceded	8	9	17
Saved	4/8	6/9	10
Saved %	50%	67%	117%
Times Broken	4	3	7

Tennis Scores in Winnipeg Challenger

• Kyle EdmundEdmund – Rinky HijikataHijikata (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Aidan MchughMchugh – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (6-3 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
• Enzo CouacaudCouacaud – Vasek PospisilPospisil (6-7⁴ 6-3 4-0 ret.) – See score progression
• Li TuTu – Gabriel DialloDiallo (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Evan ZhuZhu – Liam DraxlDraxl (2-6 7-5 6-1) – See score progression
• Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (4-6 6-4 6-0) – See score progression
• Alafia AyeniAyeni – Michael MmohMmoh (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
• Emilio GomezGomez – Billy HarrisHarris (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
• Alex RybakovRybakov – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Juan Carlos Manuel AguilarCarlos Manuel Aguilar (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Govind NandaNanda – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (3-6 6-2 6-3) – See score progression
• Nicolas MejiaMejia – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-2 2-6 7-6⁴) – See score progression
• Liam BroadyBroady – Jaden WeekesWeekes (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Ulises BlanchBlanch (4-6 7-6⁶ 6-2) – See score progression
• Kaichi UchidaUchida – Roberto QuirozQuiroz (6-1 6-7³ 6-3) – See score progression
• Tung-Lin WuWu – Brandon HoltHolt (6-2 6-7³ 6-3) – See score progression

Upcoming matches in the draw

• Liam BroadyBroady – Govind NandaNanda (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Gijs BrouwerBrouwer – Li TuTu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Nicolas MejiaMejia – Emilio GomezGomez (0-4) – H2H and prediction
• Evan ZhuZhu – Kaichi UchidaUchida (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Genaro Alberto OlivieriAlberto Olivieri – Alex RybakovRybakov (1-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alexis GalarneauGalarneau – Tung-Lin WuWu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Juan Carlos Manuel AguilarCarlos Manuel Aguilar (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Alafia AyeniAyeni – Kyle EdmundEdmund (0-0) – H2H and prediction
• Aidan MchughMchugh – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (0-0) – H2H and prediction