Jackson Ross and Evan Zhu will square off in the qualifications of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Monday at 3:00 pm on COURT 4. In the following lines you can find the head to head analysis and prediction.
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The pick for Tennis Tonic is Evan Zhu who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Evan Zhu is the pick to win this match.
Evan Zhu -> 1.42
Jackson Ross -> 2.69
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Prediction and head to head Jackson Ross vs. Evan Zhu
There is no head to head record between Jackson Ross and Evan Zhu since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.
Jackson Ross
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 8-9 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 25-12 | 23-11 | 0-0 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Currently unranked, the American got to the qualifications after beating William Grant 7-6(4) 7-6(4).
In the qualifications, Ross had a good straight sets win against Grant (7-64 7-64). During the match, Ross scored 91 points vs Grant’s 84. Ross was extremely aggressive to blast 41 winners.
Talking about the service games, Ross scored 7 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Jackson Ross was pretty efficient on serve to win 80% (41/51) of his 1st serve and 52% (16/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The American broke Grant once after converting 25% of his break points (1/4).
Ross has a solid win-loss record in the last 4 years having won 64% of his matches (30-17). 2-1 on indoor hard courts in 2025. In connection with his performance on the same surface of this competition, Ross has an overall4-2 win-loss record in the last 4 years on indoor hard courts.
The American has an aggregate 2-1 win-loss record in 2025, 2-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Ross has never competed in this tournament before.
Evan Zhu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 7-10 | 4-5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 24-22 | 22-16 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 31-32 | 21-21 | 9-7 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 44-31 | 14-13 | 25-12 | 5-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 13-20 | 9-15 | 4-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 645, the American reached the qualifications after beating Ioannis Xilas 6-2 1-6 6-4.
In the qualifications, Zhu defeated Xilas (6-2 1-6 6-4). During the match Zhu scored 96 points vs Xilas’s 88. Zhu was extremely aggressive to blast 40 winners.
About the serving games, Zhu scored just 1 ace during the entire match and he committed only 3 double faults. Evan Zhu lost the serve 7 times and he saved 8 break points. Furthermore, Zhu put 72% of his first serves in, winning 56% (40/71) of the points behind his 1st serve and 29% (8/28) on the 2nd serve. Zhu broke Xilas 7 times after converting 58% of his break points (7/12).
Zhu has a composed 4-2 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Ross | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 |
| Tot Games | 26 | 25 |
| Pts | 91-84 | 96-88 |
| Total Points | 175 | 184 |
| Winners | 41 | 40 |
| %Winners | 45% | 42% |
Both Ross and Zhu played 1 match. Also both players started their run from the qualifications.At the moment, Evan Zhu lost 1 set while Jackson Ross hasn’t lost a set so far. Ross has played 1 set(s) less than Zhu (2 vs 3). However, it’s interesting to notice that Ross played 1 game more than Zhu. The American scored 41 winners (45% of the total points). On the other side, Zhu blasted 40 winners (42%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Ross | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 7 | 1 |
| Avg per match | 7 | 1 |
| 1st in | 51/82 | 71/99 |
| %1st in | 62% | 72% |
| 1st pts | 41/51 | 40/71 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 56% |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 8/28 |
| %2nd pts | 52% | 29% |
Ross scored 7 aces . Zhu scored 1 ace . Ross won 80% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 52% of the points. On the other side, Zhu won 56% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 29% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Ross | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 1 | 7 |
| Converted | 1/4 | 7/12 |
| % Converted | 25% | 58% |
| Conceded | 3 | 15 |
| Saved | 2 | 8 |
| % Saved | 67% | 53% |
| Times Broken | 1 | 7 |
The American broke his opponent once with a 25% conversion rate. Jackson dropped his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded. Zhu broke his opponent 7 times with a 58% conversion rate. Evan conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 53% of the break points that he conceded.
| Ross | |||
| Q1 Grant |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 7-64 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 26 | 26 | |
| pts | 91-84 | 91-84 | |
| Total points | 175 | 175 | |
| Winners | 41 | 41 | |
| %Winners | 45% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 7 | 7 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 2 | |
| 1st in | 51/82 | 51/82 | |
| % 1st in | 62% | 62% | |
| 1st pts | 41/51 | 41/51 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/31 | 16/31 | |
| % 2nd pts | 52% | 52% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 1 | 1 | |
| Converted | 1/4 | 1/4 | |
| Converted % | 25% | 25% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
| Zhu | |||
| Q1 Xilas |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 1-6 6-4 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 25 | 25 | |
| pts | 96-88 | 96-88 | |
| Total points | 184 | 184 | |
| Winners | 40 | 40 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 1 | 1 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 71/99 | 71/99 | |
| % 1st in | 72% | 72% | |
| 1st pts | 40/71 | 40/71 | |
| % 1st pts | 56% | 56% | |
| 2nd pts | 8/28 | 8/28 | |
| % 2nd pts | 29% | 29% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 7 | 7 | |
| Converted | 7/12 | 7/12 | |
| Converted % | 58% | 58% | |
| Conceded | 15 | 15 | |
| Saved | 8/15 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 53% | 53% | |
| Times Broken | 7 | 7 | |
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