Bu Yunchaokete and Philip Sekulic will square off in the semifinal of the Wuxi Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 4:30 pm 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 Bu Yunchaokete who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Bu Yunchaokete is the pick to win this match.
Bu Yunchaokete -> 1.44
Philip Sekulic -> 2.61
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Prediction and head to head Bu Yunchaokete vs. Philip Sekulic
There is no head to head record between Bu Yunchaokete and Philip Sekulic since this will be the first time that they will fight against each other in the main tour.
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. 239, the Chinese got to the semifinal after beating Omar Jasika 6-3 6-0, Linang Xiao 6-1 7-5 and Tung-Lin Wu 6-4 6-3.
In the quarter, Yunchaokete had a good straight sets win against Wu (6-4 6-3). During the match, Yunchaokete scored 69 points vs Wu’s 60. Bu was pretty aggressive to blast 27 winners.
Talking about the service games, Yunchaokete bagged 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Bu Yunchaokete lost the serve once and he saved 7 break points. Furthermore, Yunchaokete put 57% of his first serves in, winning 69% (27/39) of the points behind his 1st serve and 52% (15/29) on the 2nd serve. Yunchaokete broke Wu 4 times after converting 67% of his break points (4/6).
Overall Performance in this tournament
The Chinese hasn’t surrendered yet a set in this event to conquer 58% of the points he played.
Yunchaokete has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 69% of his matches (141-63). 13-5 on hard in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Yunchaokete has an aggregate125-46 win-loss record in the last 5 years on hard.
Bu’s best result of the current season was getting to the final in the Gwangju Challenger.
The Chinese has an aggregate 16-8 win-loss record in 2024, 13-5 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Wuxi Challenger
Yunchaokete has never competed in this tournament before.
Philip Sekulic
14 - 14win/loss
342
225
LWWWLWLLWL | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 32-30 | 31-25 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 37-28 | 33-24 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 4-2 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 29-23 | 19-15 | 10-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 8-3 | 8-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 257 (career-high), Philip reached the semifinal after defeating Li Tu 5-7 6-4 6-4, Brandon Holt 6-4 3-6 6-4 and Remy Bertola 7-64 2-6 7-5.
In the quarter, The Australian defeated Bertola (7-64 2-6 7-5). During the match Sekulic scored 119 points vs Bertola’s 116. The Australian was pretty aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about serving, Sekulic blasted 6 aces and he committed only 7 double faults. Overall, Philip Sekulic was quite efficient on serve to win 71% (41/58) of his 1st serve and 52% (25/48) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 4 times. Philip broke Bertola 3 times after converting 21% of his break points (3/14).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Sekulic has conceded 3 set in the tournament to win 50% of the points he played.
Philip has a composed 14-14 win-loss record in 2024, 14-11 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yunchaokete | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 6 | 9 |
| Tot Games | 53 | 94 |
| Pts | 197-143 | 325-320 |
| Total Points | 340 | 645 |
| Winners | 75 | 114 |
| %Winners | 38% | 35% |
Both Yunchaokete and Sekulic played 3 matches. At the moment, Philip Sekulic lost 3 sets while Bu Yunchaokete hasn’t dropped a set so far. Yunchaokete has played 3 set(s) less than Sekulic (6 vs 9). Therefore, Yunchaokete played 41 games less than Sekulic. The Chinese scored 75 winners (38% of the total points). On the other side, Sekulic scored 114 winners (35%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yunchaokete | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 20 | 11 |
| Avg per match | 6.7 | 3.7 |
| 1st in | 96/165 | 172/302 |
| %1st in | 58% | 57% |
| 1st pts | 75/96 | 114/172 |
| %1st pts | 78% | 66% |
| 2nd pts | 38/69 | 68/130 |
| %2nd pts | 55% | 52% |
Yunchaokete scored 20 aces (6.7 per match). Sekulic struck 11 aces (3.7 per match). Yunchaokete won 78% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 55% of the points. On the other side, Sekulic won 66% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 52% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yunchaokete | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 13 | 13 |
| Converted | 13/25 | 13/32 |
| % Converted | 52% | 41% |
| Conceded | 13 | 33 |
| Saved | 11 | 21 |
| % Saved | 85% | 64% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 12 |
Bu broke his opponents 13 times with a 52% conversion rate. Bu lost his serve twice and he saved 85% of the break points that he conceded. Philip broke his opponents 13 times with a 41% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve 12 times and he saved 64% of the break points that he conceded.
| Yunchaokete | |||||
| R1 Jasika |
R2 Xiao |
1/4 Wu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-0 | 6-1 7-5 | 6-4 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 19 | 19 | 53 | |
| pts | 56-31 | 72-52 | 69-60 | 197-143 | |
| Total points | 87 | 124 | 129 | 340 | |
| Winners | 16 | 32 | 27 | 75 | |
| %Winners | 29% | 44% | 39% | 38% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 12 | 4 | 20 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 18/36 | 39/61 | 39/68 | 96/165 | |
| % 1st in | 50% | 64% | 57% | 58% | |
| 1st pts | 16/18 | 32/39 | 27/39 | 75/96 | |
| % 1st pts | 89% | 82% | 69% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 13/18 | 10/22 | 15/29 | 38/69 | |
| % 2nd pts | 72% | 45% | 52% | 55% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 4 | 4 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/11 | 4/8 | 4/6 | 13/25 | |
| Converted % | 45% | 50% | 67% | 52% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 3 | 8 | 13 | |
| Saved | 2/2 | 2/3 | 7/8 | 11 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 67% | 88% | 85% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Sekulic | |||||
| R1 Tu |
R2 Holt |
1/4 Bertola |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 5-7 6-4 6-4 | 6-4 3-6 6-4 | 7-64 2-6 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
| Tot Games | 32 | 29 | 33 | 94 | |
| pts | 102-102 | 104-102 | 119-116 | 325-320 | |
| Total points | 204 | 206 | 235 | 645 | |
| Winners | 40 | 33 | 41 | 114 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 32% | 34% | 35% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 3 | 2 | 6 | 11 | |
| Double Faults | 5 | 4 | 7 | 16 | |
| 1st in | 60/100 | 54/96 | 58/106 | 172/302 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 56% | 55% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 40/60 | 33/54 | 41/58 | 114/172 | |
| % 1st pts | 67% | 61% | 71% | 66% | |
| 2nd pts | 20/40 | 23/42 | 25/48 | 68/130 | |
| % 2nd pts | 50% | 55% | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 | |
| Converted | 5/8 | 5/10 | 3/14 | 13/32 | |
| Converted % | 63% | 50% | 21% | 41% | |
| Conceded | 12 | 12 | 9 | 33 | |
| Saved | 8/12 | 8/12 | 5/9 | 21 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | 56% | 63% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
Head 2 Head
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