James McCabe and Linang Xiao will face off in the 2nd round of the Shenzhen Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 10:00 am on CENTRAL 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 James McCabe who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, James McCabe is the pick to win this match.
James McCabe -> 1.127
Linang Xiao -> 5.3
Click here to see the updated quotes and live streaming (only selected countries - USA excluded).
To be able to watch live streaming bet365, a funded account is required or you need to have placed a bet in the last 24 hours. 18+ BeGambleAware.
Here where top tennis events are broadcasted or streamed online (ATP, WTA).
At the challenger level, there will be free live streaming on Challenger TV.
Â
Prediction and head to head James McCabe vs. Linang Xiao
This will be the 2nd time that James McCabe and Linang Xiao play each other. The head to head is 1-0 for McCabe (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played each other, McCabe won 6-4 6-7(5) 6-3 in the qualifications in Shanghai back in 2023.
James McCabe
48 - 29win/loss
259
258
LWLWWWLLWW | Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 53-33 | 45-26 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 29-27 | 24-14 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 39-27 | 30-19 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 17-5 | 17-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2020 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 276, the Australian got to the 2nd round after defeating Vadym Ursu 2-6 6-3 6-3.
In the 1st round against Ursu, The Australian recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (2-6 6-3 6-3). During the match, McCabe scored 84 points vs Ursu’s 79. The Australian was very aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Regarding the service games, McCabe made 10 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. James McCabe lost the serve 4 times and he saved 6 break points. Furthermore, McCabe put 57% of his first serves in, winning 75% (33/44) of the points behind his 1st serve and 36% (12/33) on the 2nd serve. James broke Ursu 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
McCabe has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 60% of his matches (133-88). 41-23 on hard in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, McCabe has an overall112-61 match record in the last 5 years on hard.
The Australian’s best result of the current year was reaching the final in M25 Nottingham and M25 Roehampton.
James has an aggregate 48-29 win-loss record in 2024, 41-23 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Shenzhen Challenger
Linang Xiao
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 17-21 | 17-21 | 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 |
Ranked no. 733, Linang got to the 2nd round after defeating Ye Cong Mo 6-1 6-4.
In the 1st round, Linang had a good straight sets win against Cong Mo (6-1 6-4). During the match Xiao scored 64 points vs Cong Mo’s 40. The Chinese was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.
About the serving games, Xiao recorded 8 aces and he committed only 6 double faults. Overall, Linang Xiao was extremely effective on serve to win 78% (21/27) of his 1st serve and 56% (14/25) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Linang broke Cong Mo 5 times after converting 56% of his break points (5/9).
Linang has a composed 13-18 win-loss record in 2024, 13-18 on hard (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 17 |
| Pts | 84-79 | 64-40 |
| Total Points | 163 | 104 |
| Winners | 33 | 21 |
| %Winners | 39% | 33% |
Both McCabe and Xiao played 1 match. At the moment, James McCabe dropped 1 set while Linang Xiao hasn’t dropped a set so far. McCabe has played 1 set more than Xiao (3 vs 2). Therefore, McCabe played 9 games more than Xiao. McCabe scored 33 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Linang scored 21 winners (33%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 10 | 8 |
| Avg per match | 10 | 8 |
| 1st in | 44/77 | 27/52 |
| %1st in | 57% | 52% |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 21/27 |
| %1st pts | 75% | 78% |
| 2nd pts | 12/33 | 14/25 |
| %2nd pts | 36% | 56% |
McCabe managed to score 10 aces . Xiao bagged 8 aces . McCabe won 75% points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 36% of the points. On the other side, Xiao won 78% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 56% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | McCabe | Xiao |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 5 |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 |
| % Converted | 56% | 56% |
| Conceded | 10 | 6 |
| Saved | 6 | 4 |
| % Saved | 60% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 2 |
McCabe broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. James lost his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Xiao broke his opponent 5 times with a 56% conversion rate. Xiao conceded his serve twice and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| McCabe | |||
| R1 Ursu |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 2-6 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 84-79 | 84-79 | |
| Total points | 163 | 163 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 39% | 39% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 10 | 10 | |
| Double Faults | 4 | 4 | |
| 1st in | 44/77 | 44/77 | |
| % 1st in | 57% | 57% | |
| 1st pts | 33/44 | 33/44 | |
| % 1st pts | 75% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/33 | 12/33 | |
| % 2nd pts | 36% | 36% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 10 | 10 | |
| Saved | 6/10 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 4 | 4 | |
| Xiao | |||
| R1 Cong |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-1 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 64-40 | 64-40 | |
| Total points | 104 | 104 | |
| Winners | 21 | 21 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 33% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 27/52 | 27/52 | |
| % 1st in | 52% | 52% | |
| 1st pts | 21/27 | 21/27 | |
| % 1st pts | 78% | 78% | |
| 2nd pts | 14/25 | 14/25 | |
| % 2nd pts | 56% | 56% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/9 | 5/9 | |
| Converted % | 56% | 56% | |
| Conceded | 6 | 6 | |
| Saved | 4/6 | 4 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
LWLWWWLLWW
LWWLWWLWLL Tennis Scores in Shenzhen Challenger
- James McCabeMcCabe – Vadym UrsuUrsu (2-6 6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Adam WaltonWalton – Jie CuiCui (6-4 6-3) – See score progression
- Rigele TeTe – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (6-3 6-4) – See score progression
- Tianhui ZhangZhang – Philip SekulicSekulic (3-6 6-3 7-5) – See score progression
- Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan – Ugo BlanchetBlanchet (7-64 6-76 7-68) – See score progression
- Arthur WeberWeber – Kaichi UchidaUchida (4-6 7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Kris Van WykVan Wyk – Mitsuki Wei Kang LeongWei Kang Leong (7-64 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
- Arthur CazauxCazaux – Yaojie ZengZeng (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Rio NoguchiNoguchi – Yusuke TakahashiTakahashi (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Fajing SunSun – Ryuki MatsudaMatsuda (7-5 6-3) – See score progression
- Linang XiaoXiao – Ye Cong MoCong Mo (6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Mukund SasikumarSasikumar – Petr Bar BiryukovBar Biryukov (6-1 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Yan BaiBai – Yu Hsiou HsuHsiou Hsu (6-4 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Saba PurtseladzePurtseladze – Xing Dao ChenDao Chen (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
- Billy HarrisHarris – Kasidit SamrejSamrej (6-4 6-71 6-3) – See score progression
- Kris Van WykVan Wyk – Mitsuki Wei Kang LeongWei Kang Leong (7-6(4) 2-6 7-5) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Mackenzie McdonaldMcdonald – Thomas FancuttFancutt (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sasi Kumar MukundKumar Mukund – Yan BaiBai (0-4) – H2H and prediction
- Billy HarrisHarris – Saba PurtseladzePurtseladze (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Fajing SunSun – Adam WaltonWalton (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Kris Van WykVan Wyk – Ramkumar RamanathanRamanathan (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Arthur WeberWeber – Rigele TeTe (0-0) – H2H and prediction
