Yibing Wu and Tennys Sandgren will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In the following paragraphs, you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Yibing Wu who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Yibing Wu is the pick to win this match.
Yibing Wu -> 1.41
Tennys Sandgren -> 2.8
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Prediction and head to head Yibing Wu vs. Tennys Sandgren
There is no head to head record between Yibing Wu and Tennys Sandgren since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Yibing Wu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-5 | 7-4 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 18-17 | 5-7 | 3-5 | 9-1 | 1-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 40-7 | 20-5 | 10-2 | 10-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 112 (career-high), Wu got to the semifinal after beating Aidan Mayo 6-1 0-6 6-4, Strong Kirchheimer 7-69 7-61 and Stefan Kozlov 6-4 6-1.
In the quarter, Yibing had a good straight sets win against Kozlov (6-4 6-1). During the match, Wu scored 60 points vs Kozlov’s 45. Yibing was very aggressive to blast 23 winners.
Talking about the service games, Wu scored just 1 ace during the match and he committed only 2 double faults. Yibing Wu lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Wu put 73% of his first serves in, winning 66% (23/35) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (7/13) on the 2nd serve. Yibing broke Kozlov 5 times after converting 38% of his break points (5/13).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wu has conceded 1 set in this tournament to conquer 54% of the points he played.
Wu has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 66% of his matches (97-51). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2023. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Wu has a composed14-1 match record in the last 6 years on indoor hard courts.
Wu has a compiled 4-2 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Wu has never competed in this tournament before.
Tennys Sandgren
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 13-9 | 4-4 | 5-3 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 27-25 | 20-19 | 0-1 | 7-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 25-23 | 19-11 | 1-5 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 11-24 | 5-12 | 1-7 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 12-13 | 7-5 | 5-3 | 0-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 249, the American got to the semifinal after defeating Elmar Ejupovic 6-2 6-74 7-64, Brandon Holt 6-3 4-6 6-2 and Zachary Svajda 6-0 2-6 7-61.
In the quarter, The American defeated Svajda (6-0 2-6 7-61). During the match Sandgren scored 75 points vs Svajda’s 71. Sandgren was quite aggressive to blast 39 winners.
About the serving games, Sandgren struck 17 aces and he was exceptionally steady in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Tennys Sandgren lost the serve twice. Furthermore, Sandgren put 68% of his first serves in, winning 78% (39/50) of the points behind his 1st serve and 50% (12/24) on the 2nd serve. Sandgren broke Svajda 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The American has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
Tennys has a composed 7-3 win-loss record in 2023, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2022. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Wu | Sandgren |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 66 | 88 |
| Pts | 231-196 | 280-241 |
| Total Points | 427 | 521 |
| Winners | 86 | 124 |
| %Winners | 37% | 44% |
Both Wu and Sandgren played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Yibing Wu lost 1 set, while Tennys Sandgren surrendered 3 sets. Wu has played 2 set(s) less than Sandgren (7 vs 9). Therefore, Wu played 22 games less than Sandgren. The Chinese scored 86 winners (37% of the total points). On the other side, The American struck 124 winners (44%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Wu | Sandgren |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 50 |
| Avg per match | 2.3 | 16.7 |
| 1st in | 119/203 | 163/251 |
| %1st in | 59% | 65% |
| 1st pts | 86/119 | 124/163 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 49/84 | 57/88 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 65% |
Wu bagged 7 aces (2.3 per match). Sandgren fired 50 aces (16.7 per match). Wu won 72% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Sandgren won 76% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Wu | Sandgren |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/31 | 10/25 |
| % Converted | 32% | 40% |
| Conceded | 14 | 8 |
| Saved | 7 | 4 |
| % Saved | 50% | 50% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 4 |
Wu broke his opponents 10 times with a 32% conversion rate. Wu conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded. Tennys broke his opponents 10 times with a 40% conversion rate. Sandgren conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 50% of the break points that he conceded.
| Wu | |||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Kirchheimer |
1/4 Kozlov |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 0-6 6-4 | 7-69 7-61 | 6-4 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 26 | 17 | 66 | |
| pts | 78-77 | 93-74 | 60-45 | 231-196 | |
| Total points | 155 | 167 | 105 | 427 | |
| Winners | 28 | 35 | 23 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 36% | 38% | 38% | 37% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 2 | 2 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 46/84 | 38/71 | 35/48 | 119/203 | |
| % 1st in | 55% | 54% | 73% | 59% | |
| 1st pts | 28/46 | 35/38 | 23/35 | 86/119 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 92% | 66% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/38 | 25/33 | 7/13 | 49/84 | |
| % 2nd pts | 45% | 76% | 54% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 0 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 0/6 | 5/13 | 10/31 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 0% | 38% | 32% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 0 | 2 | 14 | |
| Saved | 7/12 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 58% | – | 0% | 19% | |
| Times Broken | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| Sandgren | |||||
| R1 Ejupovic |
R2 Holt |
1/4 Svajda |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-74 7-64 | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | 6-0 2-6 7-61 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 34 | 27 | 27 | 88 | |
| pts | 116-98 | 89-72 | 75-71 | 280-241 | |
| Total points | 214 | 161 | 146 | 521 | |
| Winners | 54 | 31 | 39 | 124 | |
| %Winners | 47% | 35% | 52% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 23 | 10 | 17 | 50 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 72/104 | 41/73 | 50/74 | 163/251 | |
| % 1st in | 69% | 56% | 68% | 65% | |
| 1st pts | 54/72 | 31/41 | 39/50 | 124/163 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 76% | 78% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 24/32 | 21/32 | 12/24 | 57/88 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 66% | 50% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 2/6 | 5/12 | 3/7 | 10/25 | |
| Converted % | 33% | 42% | 43% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 33% | 0% | 44% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLWWWLW Tennis Scores in Cleveland Challenger
- Yibing WuWu – Stefan KozlovKozlov (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic – Steve JohnsonJohnson (6-75 7-5 6-4) – See score progression
- Emilio GomezGomez – Gabriel DialloDiallo (7-65 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Zachary SvajdaSvajda (6-0 2-6 7-61) – See score progression
- Jonas Forejtek/Thai KwiatkowskiForejtek/Thai Kwiatkowski – Ezekiel Clark/Alfredo PerezClark/Alfredo Perez (7-66 6-3) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Emilio GomezGomez – Aleksandar KovacevicKovacevic (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tennys SandgrenSandgren – Yibing WuWu (0-0) – H2H and prediction
