Evan Zhu and Patrick Kypson will face off in the 2nd round of the Savannah Challenger for the 3rd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Wednesday at 11:00 am on THE LANDINGS COMPANY. 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 Patrick Kypson who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Patrick Kypson is the pick to win this match.
Patrick Kypson -> 1.285
Evan Zhu -> 3.38
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Prediction and head to head Evan Zhu vs. Patrick Kypson
This will be the 3rd time that Evan Zhu and Patrick Kypson play each other. The head to head is 2-0 for Kypson (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on clay.
The last time that they played, Kypson won 7-6(0) 6-3 in the qualifications in the Champaign Challenger back in 2022.
Evan Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5-13 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 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. 308, Evan got to the 2nd round after beating Andrea Arnaboldi 6-4 4-6 6-1.
In the 1st round, The American defeated Arnaboldi (6-4 4-6 6-1). During the match, Zhu scored 94 points vs Arnaboldi’s 79. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zhu blasted 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Evan Zhu lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 76% of his first serves in, winning 68% (46/68) of the points behind his 1st serve and 32% (7/22) on the 2nd serve. Zhu broke Arnaboldi 7 times after converting 64% of his break points (7/11).
Zhu has a winning win-loss record in the last 8 years having won 51% of his matches (162-154). 3-4 on clay in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zhu has an aggregate59-38 record in the last 8 years on clay.
The American has a compiled 9-12 win-loss record in 2023, 3-4 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Savannah Challenger
Patrick Kypson
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 16-16 | 5-6 | 4-7 | 5-0 | 2-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-21 | 10-11 | 17-6 | 11-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 26-14 | 13-7 | 2-2 | 11-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 24-11 | 4-2 | 20-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 14-9 | 7-6 | 5-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 378 (career-high), the American got to the 2nd round after beating Alex Michelsen 4-6 6-3 7-65.
In the 1st round against Michelsen, The American recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (4-6 6-3 7-65). During the match Kypson and Michelsen scored the same amount of points (115). However, the world no. 308 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. The American was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about serving, Kypson scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Patrick Kypson lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Kypson put 73% of his first serves in, winning 63% (47/75) of the points behind his 1st serve and 54% (15/28) on the 2nd serve. Kypson broke Michelsen 5 times after converting 25% of his break points (5/20).
The American’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in the San Luis Potosi Challenger.
The American has an aggregate 14-6 win-loss record in 2023, 10-3 on clay (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Savannah Challenger
The American has never competed in this tournament before.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhu | Kypson |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 27 | 32 |
| Pts | 94-79 | 115-115 |
| Total Points | 173 | 230 |
| Winners | 46 | 47 |
| %Winners | 49% | 41% |
Both Zhu and Kypson played 1 match. Both players lost a set in the event. Evan Zhu surrendered 1 set, while Patrick Kypson lost 1 set. Talking about their workload, Zhu and Kypson have played the same amount of sets 3. However, Zhu played 5 games less than Kypson. Zhu scored 46 winners (49% of the total points). On the other side, The American bagged 47 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhu | Kypson |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 1 |
| 1st in | 68/90 | 75/103 |
| %1st in | 76% | 73% |
| 1st pts | 46/68 | 47/75 |
| %1st pts | 68% | 63% |
| 2nd pts | 7/22 | 15/28 |
| %2nd pts | 32% | 54% |
Zhu recorded 7 aces . Kypson fired 1 ace . Zhu won 68% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 32% of the points. On the other side, Kypson won 63% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Zhu | Kypson |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 7 | 5 |
| Converted | 7/11 | 5/20 |
| % Converted | 64% | 25% |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 |
| Saved | 7 | 7 |
| % Saved | 64% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 |
The American broke his opponent 7 times with a 64% conversion rate. Evan surrendered his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded. Kypson broke his opponent 5 times with a 25% conversion rate. The American conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zhu | |||
| R1 Arnaboldi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 4-6 6-1 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 27 | 27 | |
| pts | 94-79 | 94-79 | |
| Total points | 173 | 173 | |
| Winners | 46 | 46 | |
| %Winners | 49% | 49% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 68/90 | 68/90 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 76% | |
| 1st pts | 46/68 | 46/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 7/22 | 7/22 | |
| % 2nd pts | 32% | 32% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/11 | 7/11 | |
| Converted % | 64% | 64% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Kypson | |||
| R1 Michelsen |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 7-65 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 32 | |
| pts | 115-115 | 115-115 | |
| Total points | 230 | 230 | |
| Winners | 47 | 47 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 75/103 | 75/103 | |
| % 1st in | 73% | 73% | |
| 1st pts | 47/75 | 47/75 | |
| % 1st pts | 63% | 63% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/28 | 15/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/20 | 5/20 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 11 | |
| Saved | 7/11 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 64% | 64% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWLLWLWL Tennis Scores in Savannah Challenger
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Elmar EjupovicEjupovic (5-7 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
- Martin DammDamm – Denis YevseyevYevseyev (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Kyrian JacquetJacquet (6-2 6-0) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Colin SinclairSinclair (6-2 7-61) – See score progression
- Alex RybakovRybakov – Nick ChappellChappell (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (7-5 7-613) – See score progression
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – Jose StathamStatham (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Calvin HemeryHemery – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-78 7-64 7-64) – See score progression
- Zizou BergsBergs – Bernard TomicTomic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Alex MichelsenMichelsen (4-6 6-3 7-65) – See score progression
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Toby Alex KodatAlex Kodat (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta – Oliver CrawfordCrawford (6-1 6-2) – See score progression
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Ulises BlanchBlanch (6-4 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Nicolas KickerKicker – Strong KirchheimerKirchheimer (6-1 6-1) – See score progression
- Evan ZhuZhu – Andrea ArnaboldiArnaboldi (6-4 4-6 6-1) – See score progression
- Zizou BergsBergs – Bernard TomicTomic (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Enzo CouacaudCouacaud (6-2 6-3) – See score progression
- Mateus AlvesAlves – Colin SinclairSinclair (6-2 7-6(1)) – See score progression
- Mitchell KruegerKrueger – Bruno KuzuharaKuzuhara (7-5 7-6(13)) – See score progression
- Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez – Elmar EjupovicEjupovic (5-7 6-2 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Bjorn FratangeloFratangelo – Calvin HemeryHemery (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Alex RybakovRybakov – Mitchell KruegerKrueger (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Aziz DougazDougaz – Federico Agustin GomezAgustin Gomez (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Matteo MartineauMartineau – Nicolas KickerKicker (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Moez EcharguiEchargui – Facundo Diaz AcostaDiaz Acosta (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Zizou BergsBergs – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Patrick KypsonKypson – Evan ZhuZhu (2-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan BoyerBoyer – Mateus De Carvalho CardosoDe Carvalho Cardoso (0-1) – H2H and prediction
