Bu Yunchaokete and Jurij Rodionov will fight against each other in the 2nd round of the Kobe Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Wednesday at 2:00 pm on COURT B. 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 Bu Yunchaokete who should win in 2 sets.
Bu Yunchaokete -> 1.37
Jurij Rodionov -> 2.89
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Prediction and head to head Bu Yunchaokete vs. Jurij Rodionov
There is no head to head record between Bu Yunchaokete and Jurij Rodionov since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Bu Yunchaokete
51 - 26win/loss
66
66
| 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. 67 (career-high), Bu reached the 2nd round after beating Elias Ymer 6-4 6-4.
In the 1st round, Yunchaokete had a good straight sets win against Ymer (6-4 6-4). During the match, Yunchaokete scored 63 points vs Ymer’s 49. The Chinese was exceptionally aggressive to blast 26 winners.
Regarding the service games, Yunchaokete scored 3 aces and he was quite consistent in conceding no double faults. Bu Yunchaokete was pretty efficient on serve to win 74% (26/35) of his 1st serve and 83% (15/18) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Bu broke Ymer twice after converting 40% of his break points (2/5).
Yunchaokete has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 68% of his matches (176-81). 7-7 on indoor hard courts in 2024. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Yunchaokete has a composed13-12 record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
His best result of the season was winning the title the Wuxi Challenger where he defeated Egor Gerasimov in the final 6-4 6-1 and the Granby Challenger where he overcame Terence Atmane in the final 6-3 6-7(7) 6-4.
The Chinese has an aggregate 51-26 win-loss record in 2024, 7-7 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
The Chinese has never competed in this tournament before.
Jurij Rodionov
24 - 30win/loss
177
87
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 27-32 | 10-10 | 6-12 | 11-7 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 44-33 | 3-6 | 15-13 | 21-11 | 5-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 45-31 | 5-5 | 16-11 | 21-11 | 3-4 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 20-28 | 2-4 | 2-7 | 13-13 | 3-3 | 0-1 |
| 2020 | 25-16 | 5-1 | 7-6 | 12-8 | 0-0 | 1-1 |
Ranked no. 197, Jurij reached the 2nd round after defeating Rei Sakamoto 6-3 6-2.
In the 1st round, The Austrian had a good straight sets win against Sakamoto (6-3 6-2). During the match Rodionov scored 61 points vs Sakamoto’s 42. The Austrian was very aggressive to blast 26 winners.
About the serving games, Rodionov scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 6 double faults. Jurij Rodionov was pretty effective on serve to win 84% (26/31) of his 1st serve and 63% (15/24) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Rodionov broke Sakamoto 3 times after converting 75% of his break points (3/4).
His best result of the current year was winning the title the Koblenz Challenger where he overcame Brandon Nakashima in the final 6-7(7) 6-1 6-2.
Jurij has an overall 24-30 win-loss record in 2024, 8-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Kobe Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the quarter in 2023. See his history.
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Yunchaokete | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 20 | 17 |
| Pts | 63-49 | 61-42 |
| Total Points | 112 | 103 |
| Winners | 26 | 26 |
| %Winners | 41% | 43% |
Both Yunchaokete and Rodionov played 1 match. Both players have not surrendered a single set in this event so far. Talking about their workload, Yunchaokete and Rodionov have played the same amount of sets 2. However, Yunchaokete played 3 games more than Rodionov. Bu scored 26 winners (41% of the total points). On the other side, The Austrian scored 26 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Yunchaokete | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 3 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 3 | 1 |
| 1st in | 35/53 | 31/55 |
| %1st in | 66% | 56% |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 26/31 |
| %1st pts | 74% | 84% |
| 2nd pts | 15/18 | 15/24 |
| %2nd pts | 83% | 63% |
Yunchaokete scored 3 aces . Rodionov blasted 1 ace . Yunchaokete won 74% points behind his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 83% of the points. On the other side, Rodionov won 84% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 63% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Yunchaokete | Rodionov |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 2 | 3 |
| Converted | 2/5 | 3/4 |
| % Converted | 40% | 75% |
| Conceded | 0 | 3 |
| Saved | 0 | 3 |
| % Saved | 0% | 100% |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 |
Yunchaokete broke his opponent twice with a 40% conversion rate. Yunchaokete pretty effective on his serve as he has never lost a single service game after saving 0 break points. Jurij broke his opponent 3 times with a 75% conversion rate. Rodionov was rock solid on his serve as he has never conceded a single service game after saving 3 break points.
| Yunchaokete | |||
| R1 Ymer | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 20 | 20 | |
| pts | 63-49 | 63-49 | |
| Total points | 112 | 112 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 41% | 41% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 3 | 3 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | 0 | |
| 1st in | 35/53 | 35/53 | |
| % 1st in | 66% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 26/35 | 26/35 | |
| % 1st pts | 74% | 74% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/18 | 15/18 | |
| % 2nd pts | 83% | 83% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/5 | 2/5 | |
| Converted % | 40% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 0 | 0 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | 0 | |
| Saved % | – | 0% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
| Rodionov | |||
| R1 Sakamoto | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-2 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 17 | 17 | |
| pts | 61-42 | 61-42 | |
| Total points | 103 | 103 | |
| Winners | 26 | 26 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 6 | 6 | |
| 1st in | 31/55 | 31/55 | |
| % 1st in | 56% | 56% | |
| 1st pts | 26/31 | 26/31 | |
| % 1st pts | 84% | 84% | |
| 2nd pts | 15/24 | 15/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 63% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 3 | 3 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 3/4 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 75% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | |
Tennis Scores in Kobe Challenger
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Omar JasikaJasika (4-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Ryuki MatsudaMatsuda (7-63 7-65) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Rei SakamotoSakamoto (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Marc PolmansPolmans (7-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Elias YmerYmer (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Guy Den OudenDen Ouden (6-3 7-66) – See score progression
- James McCabeMcCabe – Matteo GiganteGigante (2-6 6-1 6-4) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-2 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Kasidit SamrejSamrej (7-63 6-2) – See score progression
- Mattia BellucciBellucci – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (7-61 6-4) – See score progression
- Matej DodigDodig – Naoki NakagawaNakagawa (6-4 6-74 7-5) – See score progression
- Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro – Chak Lam Coleman WongLam Coleman Wong (7-65 6-2) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Shintaro MochizukiMochizuki (6-1 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
- Tung-Lin WuWu – Tristan SchoolkateSchoolkate (7-64 4-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Elias YmerYmer (6-4 6-4) – See score progression
- Jurij RodionovRodionov – Rei SakamotoSakamoto (6-3 6-2) – See score progression
- Mattia BellucciBellucci – Yuta ShimizuShimizu (7-6(1) 6-4) – See score progression
- Benjamin HassanHassan – Omar JasikaJasika (4-6 6-4 6-1) – See score progression
- Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki – Marc PolmansPolmans (7-5 ret.) – See score progression
- Alexander BlockxBlockx – Kasidit SamrejSamrej (7-6(3) 6-2) – See score progression
- Taro DanielDaniel – Kaichi UchidaUchida (6-2 3-6 6-4) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Hiroki MoriyaMoriya – Alex BoltBolt (2-4) – H2H and prediction
- Yasutaka UchiyamaUchiyama – Tung-Lin WuWu (3-3) – H2H and prediction
- Constant LestienneLestienne – Nicolas Moreno De AlboranMoreno De Alboran (0-1) – H2H and prediction
- Li TuTu – Sho ShimabukuroShimabukuro (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Benjamin HassanHassan – (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Bu YunchaoketeYunchaokete – Jurij RodionovRodionov (0-0) – H2H and prediction
- Terence AtmaneAtmane – Yosuke WatanukiWatanuki (0-0) – H2H and prediction