Beibit Zhukayev and Michael Zheng will fight against each other in the semifinal of the Palmas del Mar Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 5:00 pm on STADIUM COURT. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Beibit Zhukayev who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Beibit Zhukayev is the pick to win this match.
Beibit Zhukayev -> 1.79
Michael Zheng -> 1.97
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head Beibit Zhukayev vs. Michael Zheng
There is no head to head record between Beibit Zhukayev and Michael Zheng since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Beibit Zhukayev
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 30-29 | 14-16 | 6-4 | 4-5 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-30 | 19-16 | 1-3 | 11-8 | 2-2 | 4-1 |
| 2022 | 43-30 | 33-21 | 1-2 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-21 | 13-10 | 4-9 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 256 (career-high), Zhukayev got to the semifinal after beating Yuta Shimizu 6-3 6-4, Evan Zhu 4-6 7-5 6-2 and Liam Draxl 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, The Kazakhstani had a good straight sets win against Draxl (6-4 6-3). During the match, Zhukayev scored 63 points vs Draxl’s 56. Beibit was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Regarding the service games, Zhukayev fired 6 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Beibit Zhukayev was very efficient on serve to win 73% (29/40) of his 1st serve and 64% (16/25) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Kazakhstani broke Draxl twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Beibit has lost 1 set in this event to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Zhukayev has a winning win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 52% of his matches (119-110). 9-7 on hard in 2023. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Zhukayev has an aggregate79-55 match record in the last 6 years on hard.
Zhukayev’s best result of the year was getting to the final in M25 Trimbach and the Little Rock Challenger.
Zhukayev has an overall 18-17 win-loss record in 2023, 9-7 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Palmas del Mar Challenger
Beibit has never competed in this tournament before.
Michael Zheng
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 9-6 | 9-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 13-11 | 13-10 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 11-6 | 2-1 | 9-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 7-5 | 1-1 | 3-2 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 893, Michael reached the semifinal after beating Nathan Ponwith 6-4 7-66, Daniel Rodrigues 6-3 6-1, Steven Diez 6-3 6-0, Marius Copil 6-1 6-3 and Alexis Galarneau 6-3 0-6 6-3.
In the quarter, The American defeated Galarneau (6-3 0-6 6-3). During the match Zheng scored 90 points vs Galarneau’s 83. Michael was extremely aggressive to blast 28 winners.
About the serving games, Zheng recorded 5 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Michael Zheng lost the serve 4 times and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Zheng put 52% of his first serves in, winning 67% (28/42) of the points behind his 1st serve and 49% (19/39) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Galarneau 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Zheng started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Michael has a compiled 7-3 win-loss record in 2023, 7-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Zhukayev | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 5 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 11 |
| Tot Games | 68 | 94 |
| Pts | 238-210 | 364-273 |
| Total Points | 448 | 637 |
| Winners | 100 | 131 |
| %Winners | 42% | 36% |
Zhukayev played 3 matches while Zheng competed in 5 matches. Zheng started his run from the qualifications while Zhukayev had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Beibit Zhukayev lost 1 set, while Michael Zheng surrendered 1 set. Zhukayev has played 4 set(s) less than Zheng (7 vs 11). Therefore, Zhukayev played 26 games less than Zheng. Zhukayev scored 100 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Michael managed to score 131 winners (36%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Zhukayev | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 18 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 6 | 4.8 |
| 1st in | 137/229 | 172/311 |
| %1st in | 60% | 55% |
| 1st pts | 100/137 | 131/172 |
| %1st pts | 73% | 76% |
| 2nd pts | 50/92 | 76/139 |
| %2nd pts | 54% | 55% |
Zhukayev struck 18 aces (6 per match). Zheng made 24 aces (4.8 per match). Zhukayev won 73% points behind his first serve. He extremely effective on his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Zheng won 76% of the points behind 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 | Zhukayev | Zheng |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 9 | 20 |
| Converted | 9/25 | 20/44 |
| % Converted | 36% | 45% |
| Conceded | 13 | 29 |
| Saved | 10 | 22 |
| % Saved | 77% | 76% |
| Times Broken | 3 | 7 |
Beibit broke his opponents 9 times with a 36% conversion rate. The Kazakhstani dropped his serve 3 times and he saved 77% of the break points that he conceded. Michael broke his opponents 20 times with a 45% conversion rate. Zheng conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded.
| Zhukayev | |||||
| R1 Shimizu |
R2 Zhu |
1/4 Draxl |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | 4-6 7-5 6-2 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 30 | 19 | 68 | |
| pts | 66-53 | 109-101 | 63-56 | 238-210 | |
| Total points | 119 | 210 | 119 | 448 | |
| Winners | 28 | 43 | 29 | 100 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 39% | 46% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 1st in | 38/64 | 59/100 | 40/65 | 137/229 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | 62% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 28/38 | 43/59 | 29/40 | 100/137 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 73% | 73% | 73% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/26 | 20/41 | 16/25 | 50/92 | |
| % 2nd pts | 54% | 49% | 64% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 3/8 | 4/10 | 2/7 | 9/25 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 40% | 29% | 36% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 6 | 4 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 4/6 | 4/4 | 10 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 100% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| Zheng | |||||||
| Q1 Ponwith |
Q3 Rodrigues |
R1 Diez |
R2 Copil |
1/4 Galarneau |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 7-66 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-0 | 6-1 6-3 | 6-3 0-6 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | |
| Tot Games | 23 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 24 | 94 | |
| pts | 79-60 | 66-49 | 62-36 | 67-45 | 90-83 | 364-273 | |
| Total points | 139 | 115 | 98 | 112 | 173 | 637 | |
| Winners | 28 | 23 | 26 | 26 | 28 | 131 | |
| %Winners | 35% | 35% | 42% | 39% | 31% | 36% | |
| SERVE | |||||||
| Aces | 6 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 33/57 | 30/64 | 34/51 | 33/58 | 42/81 | 172/311 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 47% | 67% | 57% | 52% | 55% | |
| 1st pts | 28/33 | 23/30 | 26/34 | 26/33 | 28/42 | 131/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 85% | 77% | 76% | 79% | 67% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/24 | 16/34 | 8/17 | 15/25 | 19/39 | 76/139 | |
| % 2nd pts | 75% | 47% | 47% | 60% | 49% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||||
| Won | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Converted | 2/9 | 5/9 | 5/8 | 4/6 | 4/12 | 20/44 | |
| Converted % | 22% | 56% | 63% | 67% | 33% | 45% | |
| Conceded | 1 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 29 | |
| Saved | 0/1 | 8/9 | 2/3 | 5/5 | 7/11 | 22 | |
| Saved % | 0% | 89% | 67% | 100% | 64% | 107% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7 | |
Head 2 Head
LWLLLWWLWW
LWWWWWLWWL Tennis Scores in Palmas Del Mar Challenger
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Adam WaltonWalton (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
- Gustavo HeideHeide – Bernard TomicTomic (7-62 6-75 6-1) – See score progression
- Michael ZhengZheng – Alexis GalarneauGalarneau (6-3 0-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – Liam DraxlDraxl (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – Adam WaltonWalton (6-4 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Kei NishikoriNishikori – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev – (0-0) – H2H and prediction
