Strong Kirchheimer and Evan Zhu will clash against each other in the 1st round of the Indian Wells 2 Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Tuesday at 6:00 pm on STADIUM 4. 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 Strong Kirchheimer who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Strong Kirchheimer is the pick to win this match.
Strong Kirchheimer -> 1.533
Evan Zhu -> 2.39
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Prediction and head to head Strong Kirchheimer vs. Evan Zhu
This will be the 5th time that Strong Kirchheimer and Evan Zhu face off. The head to head is 2-2 for Kirchheimer and Zhu (see full H2H stats), but they have never competed against each other on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Kirchheimer won 6-2 7-5 in the 1st round in the Cleveland Challenger back in 2023.
Strong Kirchheimer
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 12-15 | 8-7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-29 | 19-16 | 2-4 | 17-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 33-30 | 17-12 | 7-11 | 9-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-21 | 12-15 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 17-12 | 13-7 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
Ranked no. 417, Strong will start his run in the Indian Wells 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Indian Wells 1 Challenger where he lost 6-3 6-3 to Holt in the 2nd round on the 17th of January.
The American has an aggregate 1-1 win-loss record in 2024, 1-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Talking about his overall career, Kirchheimer has an overall 238-183 record. He has a positive 122-100 record on hard.
Previously in the Indian Wells 2 Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the 2nd round in 2024. See his history.
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. 424, the American will start his run in the Indian Wells 2 Challenger after he played his last match in the Indian Wells 1 Challenger where he lost 7-5 6-2 to Seggerman in the 1st round on the 15th of January.
The American has a compiled 0-1 win-loss record in 2024, 0-1 on hard (See FULL STATS).
In terms of his career, The American has an overall 184-175 record. He has a negative 108-112 record on hard.
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