Evan Zhu and Murphy Cassone will clash against each other in the qualifications of the Chicago Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 10:00 am on COURT 2. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Evan Zhu who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Evan Zhu is the pick to win this match.
Evan Zhu -> 1.68
Murphy Cassone -> 2.09
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Prediction and head to head Evan Zhu vs. Murphy Cassone
This will be the 2nd time that Evan Zhu and Murphy Cassone fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Cassone (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Cassone won 3-6 6-1 6-2 in the qualifications in the Little Rock 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. 336, the American will start his run in the Chicago Challenger after he played his last match in the Bloomfield Hills Challenger where he lost 6-7(0) 6-2 6-4 to Schoolkate in the 1st round on the 5th of July.
The American has an aggregate 19-18 win-loss record in 2023, 16-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Zhu’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Xalapa.
Talking about his overall career, Zhu has an overall 172-160 record. He has a positive 103-101 record on hard.
Previously in the Chicago Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2022. See his history.
Murphy Cassone
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 6-8 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 20-9 | 12-7 | 0-0 | 8-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 4-2 | 4-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 670, the American will start his run in the Chicago Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Tulsa where he lost 4-6 6-1 6-4 to Walton in the 2nd round on the 22nd of June.
Murphy has a compiled 2-4 win-loss record in 2023, 2-3 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, Murphy has an overall 32-20 record. He has a positive 23-15 record on hard.
Previously in the Chicago Challenger
Murphy has never competed in this tournament before.
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