Eliot Spizzirri and Tyler Zink will square off in the semifinal of the Cleveland Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Saturday at 1:30 pm on STADIUM. 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 Eliot Spizzirri who should win in 2 sets.
As per the initial odds, Eliot Spizzirri is the pick to win this match.
Eliot Spizzirri -> 1.25
Tyler Zink -> 3.64
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Prediction and head to head Eliot Spizzirri vs. Tyler Zink
There is no head to head record between Eliot Spizzirri and Tyler Zink since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Eliot Spizzirri
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 14-8 | 10-7 | 0-0 | 4-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 35-17 | 28-11 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 1-1 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 9-10 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 15-4 | 15-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 222 (career-high), the American got to the semifinal after defeating Ernesto Escobedo 6-4 6-3, Michael Mmoh 6-4 7-5 and James Kent Trotter 5-7 6-3 7-6(4).
In the quarter against Kent Trotter, Spizzirri recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (5-7 6-3 7-64). During the match, Spizzirri and Kent Trotter scored the same amount of points (100). However, the world no. 222 was stronger during the important points and that was the most significant difference in the match. Spizzirri was pretty aggressive to blast 47 winners.
Talking about the service games, Spizzirri bagged 6 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Overall, Eliot Spizzirri was extremely effective on serve to win 73% (47/64) of his 1st serve and 55% (17/31) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. The American broke Kent Trotter 3 times after converting 25% of his break points (3/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Spizzirri has lost 1 set in this tournament to conquer 53% of the points he played.
Spizzirri has a solid match record in the last 5 years having won 62% of his matches (69-42). 3-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Spizzirri has an aggregate13-8 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.
The American has an aggregate 5-2 win-loss record in 2025, 3-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Cleveland Challenger
Spizzirri has never competed in this tournament before.
Tyler Zink
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 12-7 | 3-2 | 4-3 | 5-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 31-12 | 13-7 | 9-1 | 9-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 4-10 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 17-14 | 11-11 | 4-2 | 2-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 6-9 | 6-7 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 473 (career-high), Zink reached the semifinal after beating Aidan Mayo 6-3 6-4, Brandon Holt w/o and Murphy Cassone 6-7(4) 7-6(1) 7-5.
In the quarter against Cassone, Zink recovered from a 1-set down deficit before winning (6-74 7-61 7-5). During the match Zink scored 130 points vs Cassone’s 118. The American was exceptionally aggressive to blast 56 winners.
Talking about serving, Zink made 14 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Overall, Tyler Zink was exceptionally efficient on serve to win 73% (56/77) of his 1st serve and 60% (25/42) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve 3 times. Zink broke Cassone 4 times after converting 33% of his break points (4/12).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Tyler has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.
The American’s best result of the current season was getting to the semifinal in M25 Ithaca.
Tyler has a compiled 5-1 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Spizzirri | Zink |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 5 |
| Tot Games | 75 | 57 |
| Pts | 238-208 | 187-160 |
| Total Points | 446 | 347 |
| Winners | 105 | 84 |
| %Winners | 44% | 45% |
Spizzirri played 3 matches while Zink competed in 2 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Eliot Spizzirri dropped 1 set, while Tyler Zink lost 1 set. Spizzirri has played 2 sets more than Zink (7 vs 5). Therefore, Spizzirri played 18 games more than Zink. Eliot scored 105 winners (44% of the total points). On the other side, The American blasted 84 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Spizzirri | Zink |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 13 | 18 |
| Avg per match | 4.3 | 9 |
| 1st in | 138/209 | 112/169 |
| %1st in | 66% | 66% |
| 1st pts | 105/138 | 84/112 |
| %1st pts | 76% | 75% |
| 2nd pts | 41/71 | 37/57 |
| %2nd pts | 58% | 65% |
Spizzirri recorded 13 aces (4.3 per match). Zink struck 18 aces (9 per match). Spizzirri won 76% points on his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 58% of the points. On the other side, Zink won 75% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 65% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Spizzirri | Zink |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 6 |
| Converted | 10/27 | 6/15 |
| % Converted | 37% | 40% |
| Conceded | 10 | 7 |
| Saved | 6 | 4 |
| % Saved | 60% | 57% |
| Times Broken | 4 | 3 |
The American broke his opponents 10 times with a 37% conversion rate. Spizzirri conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Tyler broke his opponents 6 times with a 40% conversion rate. Zink conceded his serve 3 times and he saved 57% of the break points that he conceded.
| Spizzirri | |||||
| R1 Escobedo |
R2 Mmoh |
1/4 Kent |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-4 6-3 | 6-4 7-5 | 5-7 6-3 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | 22 | 34 | 75 | |
| pts | 64-45 | 74-63 | 100-100 | 238-208 | |
| Total points | 109 | 137 | 200 | 446 | |
| Winners | 21 | 37 | 47 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 33% | 50% | 47% | 44% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 26/43 | 48/71 | 64/95 | 138/209 | |
| % 1st in | 60% | 68% | 67% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 21/26 | 37/48 | 47/64 | 105/138 | |
| % 1st pts | 81% | 77% | 73% | 76% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/17 | 12/23 | 17/31 | 41/71 | |
| % 2nd pts | 71% | 52% | 55% | 58% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/9 | 3/6 | 3/12 | 10/27 | |
| Converted % | 44% | 50% | 25% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 3/4 | 2/4 | 6 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 75% | 50% | 58% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
| Zink | |||||
| R1 Mayo |
R2 Holt |
1/4 Cassone |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 6-4 | w/o | 6-74 7-61 7-5 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | – | 3 | 5 | |
| Tot Games | 19 | – | 38 | 57 | |
| pts | 57-42 | – | 130-118 | 187-160 | |
| Total points | 99 | – | 248 | 347 | |
| Winners | 28 | – | 56 | 84 | |
| %Winners | 49% | – | 43% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 4 | – | 14 | 18 | |
| Double Faults | 0 | – | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 35/50 | – | 77/119 | 112/169 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | – | 65% | 66% | |
| 1st pts | 28/35 | – | 56/77 | 84/112 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | – | 73% | 75% | |
| 2nd pts | 12/15 | – | 25/42 | 37/57 | |
| % 2nd pts | 80% | – | 60% | 65% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 2 | – | 4 | 6 | |
| Converted | 2/3 | – | 4/12 | 6/15 | |
| Converted % | 67% | – | 33% | 40% | |
| Conceded | 0 | – | 7 | 7 | |
| Saved | 0/0 | – | 4/7 | 4 | |
| Saved % | – | – | 57% | 19% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | – | 3 | 3 | |
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