Evan Zhu and Strong Kirchheimer will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Champaign Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 5:30 pm on COURT 2. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Strong Kirchheimer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Strong Kirchheimer is the pick to win this match.
Strong Kirchheimer -> 1.54
Evan Zhu -> 2.41
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Prediction and head to head Evan Zhu vs. Strong Kirchheimer
This will be the 3rd time that Evan Zhu and Strong Kirchheimer play each other. The head to head is 1-1 (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they fought against each other, Kirchheimer won 2-6 6-4 6-4 in the qualifications in the Savannah Challenger back in April 2022.
Evan Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 6-17 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 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. 312, the American got to the 2nd round after defeating Toby Alex Kodat 6-3 7-65 and Alexander Petrov 6-0 6-4.
In the 1st round, Zhu had a good straight sets win against Petrov (6-0 6-4). During the match, Zhu scored 56 points vs Petrov’s 36. The American was very aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Zhu blasted 5 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Evan Zhu conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 2 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 55% of his first serves in, winning 85% (23/27) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (11/22) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Petrov 4 times after converting 57% of his break points (4/7).
Zhu has a winning win-loss record in the last 7 years having won 52% of his matches (152-141). 4-4 on indoor hard courts in 2022. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhu has an aggregate9-16 record in the last 7 years on indoor hard courts.
The American’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Naples and M15 Sunrise.
Evan has a compiled 43-30 win-loss record in 2022, 4-4 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Champaign Challenger
Strong Kirchheimer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-23 | 12-14 | 2-4 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 19-16 | 2-4 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-30 | 17-12 | 7-11 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-21 | 12-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 459 (career-high), Kirchheimer reached the 2nd round after beating Tyler Zink w/o, Theo Arribage 6-4 2-1 ret. and Juncheng Shang 7-67 6-4.
In the 1st round, Strong had a good straight sets win against Shang (7-67 6-4). During the match Kirchheimer scored 83 points vs Shang’s 69. Kirchheimer was extremely aggressive to blast 37 winners.
Talking about serving, Kirchheimer scored 6 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Strong Kirchheimer was extremely efficient on serve to win 77% (37/48) of his 1st serve and 55% (12/22) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Strong broke Shang 3 times after converting 33% of his break points (3/9).
Strong’s best result of the season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Harlingen.
The American has a compiled 33-29 win-loss record in 2022, 9-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 38 | 36 |
| Pts | 146-115 | 131-111 |
| Total Points | 261 | 242 |
| Winners | 70 | 55 |
| %Winners | 48% | 42% |
Both Zhu and Kirchheimer played 2 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.Both players have not lost a single set in this event so far. Zhu has played 1 set(s) less than Kirchheimer (4 vs 5). However, it’s interesting to notice that Zhu played 2 games more than Kirchheimer. Zhu scored 70 winners (48% of the total points). On the other side, The American made 55 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 14 | 10 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 5 |
| 1st in | 89/140 | 71/118 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 70/89 | 55/71 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 77% |
| 2nd pts | 24/51 | 26/47 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 55% |
Zhu managed to score 14 aces (7 per match). Kirchheimer fired 10 aces (5 per match). Zhu won 79% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Kirchheimer won 77% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhu | Kirchheimer |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 6 | 5 |
| Converted | 6/13 | 5/13 |
| % Converted | 46% | 38% |
| Conceded | 8 | 14 |
| Saved | 7 | 12 |
| % Saved | 88% | 86% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 |
Evan broke his opponents 6 times with a 46% conversion rate. Zhu surrendered his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Strong broke his opponents 5 times with a 38% conversion rate. Strong conceded his serve twice and he saved 86% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zhu | |||||
| Q1 Alex |
Q3 Kypson |
R1 Petrov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-65 | 7-60 6-3 | 6-0 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | 16 | 60 | |
| pts | 90-79 | – | 56-36 | 146-115 | |
| Total points | 169 | 0 | 92 | 261 | |
| Winners | 47 | 23 | 70 | ||
| %Winners | 52% | 0% | 41% | 48% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 9 | 0 | 5 | 14 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 4 | ||
| 1st in | 62/91 | / | 27/49 | 89/140 | |
| % 1st in | 68% | 0% | 55% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 47/62 | / | 23/27 | 70/89 | |
| % 1st pts | 76% | 0% | 85% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/29 | / | 11/22 | 24/51 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 0% | 50% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 4 | 6 | ||
| Converted | 2/6 | / | 4/7 | 6/13 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 0% | 57% | 46% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 2 | 8 | ||
| Saved | 5/6 | 0/ | 2/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 83% | – | 100% | 61% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
| Kirchheimer | |||||
| Q1 Zink |
Q3 Arribage |
R1 Shang |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | w/o | 6-4 2-1 ret. | 7-67 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | – | 13 | 23 | 36 | |
| pts | – | 48-42 | 83-69 | 131-111 | |
| Total points | – | 90 | 152 | 242 | |
| Winners | – | 18 | 37 | 55 | |
| %Winners | – | 38% | 45% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | – | 4 | 6 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| 1st in | – | 23/48 | 48/70 | 71/118 | |
| % 1st in | – | 48% | 69% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | – | 18/23 | 37/48 | 55/71 | |
| % 1st pts | – | 78% | 77% | 77% | |
| 2nd pts | – | 14/25 | 12/22 | 26/47 | |
| % 2nd pts | – | 56% | 55% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | – | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Converted | – | 2/4 | 3/9 | 5/13 | |
| Converted % | – | 50% | 33% | 38% | |
| Conceded | – | 4 | 10 | 14 | |
| Saved | – | 4/4 | 8/10 | 12 | |
| Saved % | – | 100% | 80% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | – | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LLLLLWWLLW Tennis Scores in Champaign Challenger
- Lucas GerchGerch – Nick ChappellChappell (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Steve JohnsonJohnson – Hunter HeckHeck (6-71 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ethan QuinnQuinn – Mathis DebruDebru (7-5 6-2) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Benjamin LockLock (3-6 6-1 6-0) – See score progression
- Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer – Juncheng ShangShang (7-67 6-4) – See score progression
- August HolmgrenHolmgren – Paul JubbJubb (1-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – Denis KudlaKudla (7-61 7-66) – See score progression
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Adam WaltonWalton (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Evan ZhuZhu – Alexander PetrovPetrov (6-0 6-4) – See score progression
- Ben SheltonShelton – Karlis OzolinsOzolins (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar VukicVukic – Aidan MchughMchugh (6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Inaki Montes-De La TorreMontes-De La Torre (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Alafia AyeniAyeni (7-5 7-5) – See score progression
- Sebastian FanselowFanselow – Ezekiel ClarkClark (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Stefan KozlovKozlov (3-6 6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Prajnesh GunneswaranGunneswaran – Sebastian FanselowFanselow (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Christopher EubanksEubanks – Tennys SandgrenSandgren (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lucas GerchGerch – Steve JohnsonJohnson (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Evan ZhuZhu – Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer (1-1) – H2H and prediction
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Ernesto EscobedoEscobedo (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Aleksandar VukicVukic (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Nicolas Alvarez VaronaAlvarez Varona – August HolmgrenHolmgren (0-0) – H2H and prediction
