Alibek Kachmazov and Tung-Lin Wu will square off in the quarter of the Gwangju Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Friday at 11:00 am on SHOW COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Alibek Kachmazov who should win in 3 sets.
Alibek Kachmazov -> 1.65
Tung-Lin Wu -> 2.12
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Prediction and head to head Alibek Kachmazov vs. Tung-Lin Wu
There is no head to head record between Alibek Kachmazov and Tung-Lin Wu since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Alibek Kachmazov
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 37-28 | 17-13 | 6-6 | 14-9 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 49-31 | 24-14 | 9-6 | 14-10 | 0-0 | 2-1 |
| 2022 | 49-21 | 18-11 | 9-5 | 22-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 36-20 | 6-8 | 3-6 | 27-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 9-11 | 8-9 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 248 (career-high), Kachmazov got to the quarter after defeating Antoine Escoffier 7-5 6-4 and Ji Sung Nam 6-4 6-3.
In the 2nd round, Alibek had a good straight sets win against Sung Nam (6-4 6-3). During the match, Kachmazov scored 68 points vs Sung Nam’s 55. Alibek was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Talking about the service games, Kachmazov managed to score 4 aces and he was quite steady in conceding no double faults. Alibek Kachmazov lost the serve 3 times and he saved 9 break points. Furthermore, Kachmazov put 51% of his first serves in, winning 70% (26/37) of the points behind his 1st serve and 46% (16/35) on the 2nd serve. Kachmazov broke Sung Nam 5 times after converting 71% of his break points (5/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Alibek hasn’t conceded yet a set in this competition to conquer 56% of the points he played.
Kachmazov has a solid match record in the last 6 years having won 62% of his matches (163-99). 3-2 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Kachmazov has a composed67-48 record in the last 6 years on hard.
Kachmazov’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Saint Dizier.
The Russian has a composed 10-7 win-loss record in 2024, 3-2 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
The Russian has never competed in this tournament before.
Tung-Lin Wu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34-25 | 31-23 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-28 | 21-21 | 4-5 | 3-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 34-24 | 26-14 | 6-3 | 2-5 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 19-26 | 10-10 | 2-8 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 5-8 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 257, the Chinese reached the quarter after beating Dane Sweeny 4-6 6-3 6-3 and Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-3 1-6 7-5.
In the 2nd round, Wu defeated Lam Coleman Wong (6-3 1-6 7-5).During the match Wu scored less points (8) than Lam Coleman Wong. In fact, the world no. 248 won 87 points vs Lam Coleman Wong’s. That means that Wu was more focused during the important points. Tung-Lin was quite aggressive to blast 41 winners.
About the serving games, Wu struck 3 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Tung-Lin Wu lost the serve 5 times and he saved 10 break points. Furthermore, Wu put 68% of his first serves in, winning 61% (41/67) of the points behind his 1st serve and 42% (13/31) on the 2nd serve. Tung-Lin broke Lam Coleman Wong 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Wu has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 49% of the points he played.
Tung-Lin’s best result of the current season was reaching the semifinal in M25 Bakersfield.
Tung-Lin has an overall 8-9 win-loss record in 2024, 8-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Gwangju Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2019. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Kachmazov | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 4 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 41 | 56 |
| Pts | 151-120 | 184-188 |
| Total Points | 271 | 372 |
| Winners | 54 | 86 |
| %Winners | 36% | 47% |
Both Kachmazov and Wu played 2 matches. At the moment, Tung-Lin Wu surrendered 2 sets while Alibek Kachmazov hasn’t surrendered a set so far. Kachmazov has played 2 set(s) less than Wu (4 vs 6). Therefore, Kachmazov played 15 games less than Wu. The Russian scored 54 winners (36% of the total points). On the other side, Tung-Lin bagged 86 winners (47%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Kachmazov | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 11 | 6 |
| Avg per match | 5.5 | 3 |
| 1st in | 68/129 | 141/195 |
| %1st in | 53% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 54/68 | 86/141 |
| %1st pts | 79% | 61% |
| 2nd pts | 27/61 | 25/54 |
| %2nd pts | 44% | 46% |
Kachmazov bagged 11 aces (5.5 per match). Wu bagged 6 aces (3 per match). Kachmazov won 79% points behind his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 44% of the points. On the other side, Wu won 61% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 46% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Kachmazov | Wu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 10 |
| Converted | 10/20 | 10/21 |
| % Converted | 50% | 48% |
| Conceded | 19 | 25 |
| Saved | 13 | 17 |
| % Saved | 68% | 68% |
| Times Broken | 6 | 8 |
Kachmazov broke his opponents 10 times with a 50% conversion rate. Alibek dropped his serve 6 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded. Wu broke his opponents 10 times with a 48% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 8 times and he saved 68% of the break points that he conceded.
| Kachmazov | ||||
| R1 Escoffier | R2 Sung Nam | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-5 6-4 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 4 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 19 | 41 | |
| pts | 83-65 | 68-55 | 151-120 | |
| Total points | 148 | 123 | 271 | |
| Winners | 28 | 26 | 54 | |
| %Winners | 34% | 38% | 36% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 7 | 4 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 31/57 | 37/72 | 68/129 | |
| % 1st in | 54% | 51% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 28/31 | 26/37 | 54/68 | |
| % 1st pts | 90% | 70% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/26 | 16/35 | 27/61 | |
| % 2nd pts | 42% | 46% | 44% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/7 | 10/20 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 71% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 7 | 12 | 19 | |
| Saved | 4/7 | 9/12 | 13 | |
| Saved % | 57% | 75% | 66% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Wu | ||||
| R1 Sweeny | R2 Lam Coleman Wong | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 6-3 6-3 | 6-3 1-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 28 | 28 | 56 | |
| pts | 97-93 | 87-95 | 184-188 | |
| Total points | 190 | 182 | 372 | |
| Winners | 45 | 41 | 86 | |
| %Winners | 46% | 47% | 47% | |
| SERVE | ||||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
| 1st in | 74/97 | 67/98 | 141/195 | |
| % 1st in | 76% | 68% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 45/74 | 41/67 | 86/141 | |
| % 1st pts | 61% | 61% | 61% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/23 | 13/31 | 25/54 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 42% | 46% | |
| Breaks | ||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| Converted | 5/13 | 5/8 | 10/21 | |
| Converted % | 38% | 63% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 15 | 25 | |
| Saved | 7/10 | 10/15 | 17 | |
| Saved % | 70% | 67% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 5 | 8 | |
Tennis Scores in Gwangju Challenger
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