Linang Xiao and Mikalai Haliak will square off in the 2nd round of the Zhangjiagang Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 2:30 pm on CENTRAL COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Mikalai Haliak who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Mikalai Haliak is the pick to win this match.
Mikalai Haliak -> 1.55
Linang Xiao -> 2.34
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Prediction and head to head Linang Xiao vs. Mikalai Haliak
This will be the 2nd time that Linang Xiao and Mikalai Haliak square off. The head to head is 1-0 for Haliak (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they played each other, Haliak won 7-6(6) 6-2 in the 1st round in M25 Baotou back in August 2023.
Linang Xiao
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 11-10 | 11-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 40-27 | 38-25 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 30-16 | 30-16 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 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 |
Currently unranked, Xiao reached the 2nd round after defeating Yi Zhou 6-4 6-2, Alexander Zgirovsky 7-64 7-67 and Rio Noguchi 6-3 4-6 6-2.
In the 1st round, Xiao defeated Noguchi (6-3 4-6 6-2). During the match, Xiao scored 99 points vs Noguchi’s 84. The Chinese was very aggressive to blast 29 winners.
Talking about the service games, Xiao blasted 3 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Linang Xiao lost the serve 4 times and he saved 13 break points. Furthermore, Xiao put 50% of his first serves in, winning 56% (29/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 61% (31/51) on the 2nd serve. Xiao broke Noguchi 6 times after converting 40% of his break points (6/15).
Xiao has a solid record in the last 3 years having won 65% of his matches (63-34). 31-16 on hard in 2023. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Xiao has an aggregate61-32 win-loss record in the last 3 years on hard.
Linang’s best result of the current year was getting to the semifinal in M15 Tianjin.
The Chinese has an aggregate 33-18 win-loss record in 2023, 31-16 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Zhangjiagang Challenger
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Mikalai Haliak
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 7-18 | 4-11 | 1-2 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 43-28 | 12-9 | 25-13 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 26-25 | 5-7 | 15-12 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-11 | 1-2 | 2-3 | 16-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-7 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 567 (career-high), Haliak got to the 2nd round after beating Linghao Zhang 6-3 6-1, Ray Ho 6-3 6-1 and Mukund Sasikumar 6-3 7-5.
In the 1st round, The Belarussian had a good straight sets win against Kumar Mukund (6-3 7-5). During the match Haliak scored 73 points vs Kumar Mukund’s 54. Haliak was pretty aggressive to blast 34 winners.
Talking about serving, Haliak scored 9 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Mikalai Haliak was very efficient on serve to win 81% (34/42) of his 1st serve and 67% (10/15) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. The Belarussian broke Kumar Mukund 3 times after converting 38% of his break points (3/8).
Mikalai’s best result of the year was reaching the final in M25 Baotou.
Haliak has a compiled 35-19 win-loss record in 2023, 4-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Xiao | Haliak |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 71 | 53 |
| Pts | 249-216 | 195-135 |
| Total Points | 465 | 330 |
| Winners | 82 | 76 |
| %Winners | 33% | 39% |
Both Xiao and Haliak played 3 matches. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Linang Xiao conceded 1 set while Mikalai Haliak hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Xiao has played 1 set more than Haliak (7 vs 6). Therefore, Xiao played 18 games more than Haliak. Xiao scored 82 winners (33% of the total points). On the other side, Mikalai made 76 winners (39%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Xiao | Haliak |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 9 | 12 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 4 |
| 1st in | 125/241 | 95/152 |
| %1st in | 52% | 63% |
| 1st pts | 82/125 | 76/95 |
| %1st pts | 66% | 80% |
| 2nd pts | 72/116 | 36/57 |
| %2nd pts | 62% | 63% |
Xiao made 9 aces (3 per match). Haliak recorded 12 aces (4 per match). Xiao won 66% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 62% of the points. On the other side, Haliak won 80% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Xiao | Haliak |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 11 | 12 |
| Converted | 11/25 | 12/23 |
| % Converted | 44% | 52% |
| Conceded | 25 | 6 |
| Saved | 19 | 5 |
| % Saved | 76% | 83% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 1 |
Linang broke his opponents 11 times with a 44% conversion rate. Xiao surrendered his serve 6 times and he saved 76% of the break points that he conceded. The Belarussian broke his opponents 12 times with a 52% conversion rate. Mikalai conceded his serve once and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
| Xiao | |||||
| Q1 Zhou |
Q3 Zgirovsky |
R1 Noguchi |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-2 | 7-64 7-67 | 6-3 4-6 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 18 | 26 | 27 | 71 | |
| pts | 61-43 | 89-89 | 99-84 | 249-216 | |
| Total points | 104 | 178 | 183 | 465 | |
| Winners | 20 | 33 | 29 | 82 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 37% | 29% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 28/49 | 45/89 | 52/103 | 125/241 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 51% | 50% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 20/28 | 33/45 | 29/52 | 82/125 | |
| % 1st pts | 71% | 73% | 56% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/21 | 24/44 | 31/51 | 72/116 | |
| % 2nd pts | 81% | 55% | 61% | 62% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| Converted | 3/5 | 2/5 | 6/15 | 11/25 | |
| Converted % | 60% | 40% | 40% | 44% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 8 | 17 | 25 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 6/8 | 13/17 | 19 | |
| Saved % | – | 75% | 76% | 50% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
| Haliak | |||||
| Q1 Zhang |
Q3 Ho |
R1 Kumar Mukund |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 6-1 | 6-3 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 16 | 16 | 21 | 53 | |
| pts | 58-40 | 64-41 | 73-54 | 195-135 | |
| Total points | 98 | 105 | 127 | 330 | |
| Winners | 18 | 24 | 34 | 76 | |
| %Winners | 31% | 38% | 47% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 24/46 | 29/49 | 42/57 | 95/152 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 59% | 74% | 63% | |
| 1st pts | 18/24 | 24/29 | 34/42 | 76/95 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 83% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/22 | 10/20 | 10/15 | 36/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 73% | 50% | 67% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
| Converted | 4/5 | 5/10 | 3/8 | 12/23 | |
| Converted % | 80% | 50% | 38% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 2/3 | 3/3 | 5 | |
| Saved % | – | 67% | 100% | 56% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLLWLLLLW Tennis Scores in Zhangjiagang Challenger
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – Leonid SheyngezikhtSheyngezikht (6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Rigele TeTe – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (6-77 6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- Markos Kalovelonis/Stefanos SakellaridisKalovelonis/Stefanos Sakellaridis – Jie Cui/Hanyi LiuCui/Hanyi Liu (3-6 6-3 10-4) – See score progression
- James McCabeMcCabe – Luke SavilleSaville (7-63 2-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Filip PeliwoPeliwo – Dominik PalanPalan (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Mikalai HaliakHaliak – Mukund SasikumarSasikumar (6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Linang XiaoXiao – Rio NoguchiNoguchi (6-3 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Fajing SunSun (4-6 7-61 7-69) – See score progression
- Nam Hoang LyHoang Ly – Nick ChappellChappell (5-7 6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Ricardas BerankisBerankis – Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama (6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Philip SekulicSekulic (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Colin SinclairSinclair – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-3 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Alafia AyeniAyeni – Arthur WeberWeber (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
- Robert StrombachsStrombachs – Hanyi LiuLiu (6-4 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Jose StathamStatham – Hanwen LiLi (6-3 3-6 7-62) – See score progression
- Stefanos SakellaridisSakellaridis – Evan ZhuZhu (7-5 7-66) – See score progression
- Yusuke TakahashiTakahashi – Jie CuiCui (6-2 6-2) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Richard BerankisBerankis – Robert StrombachsStrombachs (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Lorenzo GiustinoGiustino – (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Li TuTu – Jose StathamStatham (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Nam Hoang LyHoang Ly – Colin SinclairSinclair (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Rigele TeTe – Filip PeliwoPeliwo (1-3) – H2H and prediction
- Alafia AyeniAyeni – Terence AtmaneAtmane (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Linang XiaoXiao – Mikalai HaliakHaliak (0-1) – H2H and prediction
