Adam Walton and Bu Yunchaokete will play each other in the semifinal of the Guangzhou Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Sunday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Adam Walton who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Adam Walton is the pick to win this match.
Adam Walton -> 1.47
Bu Yunchaokete -> 2.52
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Prediction and head to head Adam Walton vs. Bu Yunchaokete
There is no head to head record between Adam Walton and Bu Yunchaokete since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Adam Walton
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 54-37 | 46-27 | 0-2 | 4-3 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 56-30 | 53-26 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 41-12 | 41-10 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 119 (career-high), Adam got to the semifinal after beating Yi Zhou 4-6 7-5 6-3, Alex Bolt 7-60 6-1 and Beibit Zhukayev 6-3 5-7 7-5.
In the quarter, Adam defeated Zhukayev (6-3 5-7 7-5). During the match, Walton scored 105 points vs Zhukayev’s 100. Walton was very aggressive to blast 46 winners.
Regarding the service games, Walton managed to score 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Adam Walton lost the serve 3 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, Walton put 60% of his first serves in, winning 73% (46/63) of the points behind his 1st serve and 43% (18/42) on the 2nd serve. Adam broke Zhukayev 5 times after converting 63% of his break points (5/8).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Adam has lost 2 set in this competition to win 53% of the points he played.
Walton has a solid win-loss record in the last 6 years having won 68% of his matches (136-64). 28-12 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Walton has an overall131-54 win-loss record in the last 6 years on hard.
His best result of the current season was winning the title the Burnie 2 Challenger where he overcame Dane Sweeny in the final 6-2 7-6(4).
The Australian has an aggregate 28-13 win-loss record in 2024, 28-12 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
Walton has never competed in this tournament before.
Bu Yunchaokete
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 51-27 | 40-14 | 3-2 | 7-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-23 | 27-15 | 0-0 | 6-4 | 4-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 87-28 | 84-24 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3-1 |
| 2021 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 167, the Chinese got to the semifinal after defeating Federico Cina 6-1 6-4, Antoine Escoffier 6-4 6-4 and James Duckworth 7-64 6-3.
In the quarter, Yunchaokete had a good straight sets win against Duckworth (7-64 6-3). During the match Yunchaokete scored 72 points vs Duckworth’s 63. The Chinese was very aggressive to blast 30 winners.
Talking about serving, Yunchaokete fired 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Bu Yunchaokete was quite efficient on serve to win 79% (30/38) of his 1st serve and 61% (20/33) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. Yunchaokete broke Duckworth twice after converting 33% of his break points (2/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese hasn’t dropped yet a set in the tournament to win 57% of the points he played.
Bu’s best result of the current season was reaching the final in the Gwangju Challenger.
Bu has an aggregate 13-7 win-loss record in 2024, 10-4 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Guangzhou Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Walton | Yunchaokete |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 8 | 6 |
| Tot Games | 84 | 59 |
| Pts | 277-244 | 206-158 |
| Total Points | 521 | 364 |
| Winners | 120 | 83 |
| %Winners | 43% | 40% |
Both Walton and Yunchaokete played 3 matches. At the moment, Adam Walton lost 2 sets while Bu Yunchaokete hasn’t conceded a set so far. Walton has played 2 sets more than Yunchaokete (8 vs 6). Therefore, Walton played 25 games more than Yunchaokete. The Australian scored 120 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, The Chinese recorded 83 winners (40%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Walton | Yunchaokete |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 24 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 8 |
| 1st in | 166/259 | 105/184 |
| %1st in | 64% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 120/166 | 83/105 |
| %1st pts | 72% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 46/93 | 47/79 |
| %2nd pts | 49% | 59% |
Walton scored 13 aces (4.3 per match). Yunchaokete made 24 aces (8 per match). Walton won 72% points on his first serve. He pretty solid on his second serve to win 49% of the points. On the other side, Yunchaokete won 79% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 59% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Walton | Yunchaokete |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 9 |
| Converted | 13/27 | 9/18 |
| % Converted | 48% | 50% |
| Conceded | 23 | 11 |
| Saved | 16 | 9 |
| % Saved | 70% | 82% |
| Times Broken | 7 | 2 |
Walton broke his opponents 13 times with a 48% conversion rate. Adam conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 70% of the break points that he conceded. Bu broke his opponents 9 times with a 50% conversion rate. Yunchaokete conceded his serve twice and he saved 82% of the break points that he conceded.
| Walton | |||||
| R1 Zhou |
R2 Bolt |
1/4 Zhukayev |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 4-6 7-5 6-3 | 7-60 6-1 | 6-3 5-7 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 | |
| Tot Games | 31 | 20 | 33 | 84 | |
| pts | 97-91 | 75-53 | 105-100 | 277-244 | |
| Total points | 188 | 128 | 205 | 521 | |
| Winners | 40 | 34 | 46 | 120 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 45% | 44% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 1 | 4 | 8 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| 1st in | 59/90 | 44/64 | 63/105 | 166/259 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 69% | 60% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 40/59 | 34/44 | 46/63 | 120/166 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 77% | 73% | 72% | |
| 2nd pts | 18/31 | 10/20 | 18/42 | 46/93 | |
| % 2nd pts | 58% | 50% | 43% | 49% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 3 | 5 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/12 | 3/7 | 5/8 | 13/27 | |
| Converted % | 42% | 43% | 63% | 48% | |
| Conceded | 11 | 3 | 9 | 23 | |
| Saved | 8/11 | 2/3 | 6/9 | 16 | |
| Saved % | 73% | 67% | 67% | 69% | |
| Times Broken | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Yunchaokete | |||||
| R1 Cina |
R2 Escoffier |
1/4 Duckworth |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | 6-4 6-4 | 7-64 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 20 | 22 | 59 | |
| pts | 60-35 | 74-60 | 72-63 | 206-158 | |
| Total points | 95 | 134 | 135 | 364 | |
| Winners | 23 | 30 | 30 | 83 | |
| %Winners | 38% | 41% | 42% | 40% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 11 | 4 | 9 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 26/44 | 41/69 | 38/71 | 105/184 | |
| % 1st in | 59% | 59% | 54% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 23/26 | 30/41 | 30/38 | 83/105 | |
| % 1st pts | 88% | 73% | 79% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 11/18 | 16/28 | 20/33 | 47/79 | |
| % 2nd pts | 61% | 57% | 61% | 59% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | |
| Converted | 4/7 | 3/5 | 2/6 | 9/18 | |
| Converted % | 57% | 60% | 33% | 50% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 6 | 3 | 11 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 5/6 | 2/3 | 9 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 83% | 67% | 83% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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LWLWWLWLLW Tennis Scores in Guangzhou Challenger
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – James DuckworthDuckworth (7-64 6-3) – See score progression
- Maxime CressyCressy – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (6-4 4-6 7-63) – See score progression
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (3-6 6-4 7-5) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
- Remy Bertola/Antoine EscoffierBertola/Antoine Escoffier – Piotr Matuszewski/Matthew Christopher RomiosMatuszewski/Matthew Christopher Romios (6-75 7-5 10-3) – See score progression
- Ji Sung Nam/Patrik Niklas-SalminenSung Nam/Patrik Niklas-Salminen – Luke Saville/Li TuSaville/Li Tu (6-72 7-64 10-4) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Beibit ZhukayevZhukayev (6-3 5-7 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Adam WaltonWalton – Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate – Maxime CressyCressy (0-0) – H2H and prediction
