Michael Zheng and Daniel Masur will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Columbus Challenger for the 1^st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 1:30 pm on COURT 1. Here the head to head stats and relative prediction.

Prediction, odds and live streaming

The pick for Tennis Tonic is Michael Zheng who should win in 3 sets.

As per the initial odds, Michael Zheng is the pick to win this match.
Michael Zheng -> 1.48
Daniel Masur -> 2.5

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Prediction and head to head Michael Zheng vs. Daniel Masur

There is no head to head record between Michael Zheng and Daniel Masur since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.

Michael Zheng

Ranked no. 312, Zheng got to the semifinal after defeating Garrett Johns 6-0 6-4, Andre Ilagan 6-3 7-6(1) and Alfredo Perez 6-2 3-6 6-3.

In the quarter, Michael defeated Perez (6-2 3-6 6-3). During the match, Zheng scored 101 points vs Perez’s 88. Michael was exceptionally aggressive to blast 34 winners.

Regarding the service games, Zheng scored 4 aces and he committed only 4 double faults. Michael Zheng lost the serve twice and he saved 11 break points. Furthermore, Zheng put 55% of his first serves in, winning 65% (34/52) of the points behind his 1st serve and 57% (24/42) on the 2nd serve. The American broke Perez 4 times after converting 29% of his break points (4/14).

Overall Performance in this tournament

The American has surrendered 1 set in this competition to win 56% of the points he played.

Zheng has a solid win-loss record in the last 5 years having won 63% of his matches (62-36). 5-1 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this tournament, Zheng has an overall8-4 win-loss record in the last 5 years on indoor hard courts.

His best result of the year was winning the title the Chicago Challenger where he beat Yu Hsiou Hsu in the final 6-4 6-2.

Michael has an overall 22-8 win-loss record in 2025, 5-1 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

Previously in the Columbus Challenger

Michael has never competed in this tournament before.

Daniel Masur

Ranked no. 536, Masur reached the semifinal after beating Karl Poling 6-1 6-3, Tristan Mccormick 6-4 6-2, Preston Stearns 6-4 6-7(4) 7-6(5), Andres Martin 3-6 7-5 6-3 and Rafael Jodar 6-1 7-5.

In the quarter, The German had a good straight sets win against Jodar (6-1 7-5). During the match Masur scored 64 points vs Jodar’s 44. Masur was extremely aggressive to blast 21 winners.

About the serving games, Masur struck 3 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Daniel Masur lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Masur put 53% of his first serves in, winning 81% (21/26) of the points behind his 1st serve and 48% (11/23) on the 2nd serve. Masur broke Jodar 6 times after converting 50% of his break points (6/12).

Overall Performance in this tournament

Masur started his run at this tournament from the qualifications. In the main draw, he has conceded 2 set in the tournament to win 54% of the points he played.

Masur’s best result of the year was reaching the semifinal in M25 Cervia.

The German has a composed 19-21 win-loss record in 2025, 6-6 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)

Matches, sets, games and points

Points	Zheng	Masur
Match played	3	5
Tot Set	7	12
Tot Games	64	119
Pts	235-181	401-336
Total Points	416	737
Winners	82	156
%Winners	35%	39%

Zheng played 3 matches while Masur competed in 5 matches. Masur started his run from the qualifications while Zheng had a direct access to the main draw. Both players lost a set in the event. Michael Zheng surrendered 1 set, while Daniel Masur conceded 2 sets. Zheng has played 5 set(s) less than Masur (7 vs 12). Therefore, Zheng played 55 games less than Masur. The American scored 82 winners (35% of the total points). On the other side, Daniel managed to score 156 winners (39%).

Serve Performance

Serve	Zheng	Masur
Aces	21	40
Avg per match	7	8
1st in	108/197	194/332
%1st in	55%	58%
1st pts	82/108	156/194
%1st pts	76%	80%
2nd pts	48/89	75/138
%2nd pts	54%	54%

Zheng struck 21 aces (7 per match). Masur recorded 40 aces (8 per match). Zheng won 76% points on his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 54% of the points. On the other side, Masur won 80% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 54% of the points.

How they played the important points

Breaks	Zheng	Masur
Won	13	20
Converted	13/31	20/52
% Converted	42%	38%
Conceded	18	18
Saved	13	11
% Saved	72%	61%
Times Broken	5	7

Michael broke his opponents 13 times with a 42% conversion rate. The American lost his serve 5 times and he saved 72% of the break points that he conceded. Daniel broke his opponents 20 times with a 38% conversion rate. Daniel conceded his serve 7 times and he saved 61% of the break points that he conceded.

Zheng
	R1 Johns	R2 Ilagan	1/4 Perez	Total
Score	6-0 6-4	6-3 7-61	6-2 3-6 6-3
Tot Set	2	2	3	7
Tot Games	16	22	26	64
pts	64-37	70-56	101-88	235-181
Total points	101	126	189	416
Winners	24	24	34	82
%Winners	38%	34%	34%	35%
SERVE
Aces	7	10	4	21
Double Faults	4	3	4	11
1st in	26/44	30/59	52/94	108/197
% 1st in	59%	51%	55%	55%
1st pts	24/26	24/30	34/52	82/108
% 1st pts	92%	80%	65%	76%
2nd pts	11/18	13/29	24/42	48/89
% 2nd pts	61%	45%	57%	54%
Breaks
Won	4	5	4	13
Converted	4/9	5/8	4/14	13/31
Converted %	44%	63%	29%	42%
Conceded	2	3	13	18
Saved	2/2	0/3	11/13	13
Saved %	100%	0%	85%	62%
Times Broken	0	3	2	5

Masur
	Q1 Poling	Q3 Mccormick	R1 Stearns	R2 Martin	1/4 Jodar	Total
Score	6-1 6-3	6-4 6-2	6-4 6-74 7-65	3-6 7-5 6-3	6-1 7-5
Tot Set	2	2	3	3	2	12
Tot Games	16	18	36	30	19	119
pts	64-41	58-41	120-114	95-96	64-44	401-336
Total points	105	99	234	191	108	737
Winners	22	23	56	34	21	156
%Winners	34%	40%	47%	36%	33%	39%
SERVE
Aces	5	11	11	10	3	40
Double Faults	0	1	3	4	2	10
1st in	23/40	25/44	71/111	49/88	26/49	194/332
% 1st in	58%	57%	64%	56%	53%	58%
1st pts	22/23	23/25	56/71	34/49	21/26	156/194
% 1st pts	96%	92%	79%	69%	81%	80%
2nd pts	10/17	13/19	21/40	20/39	11/23	75/138
% 2nd pts	59%	68%	53%	51%	48%	54%
Breaks
Won	4	3	3	4	6	20
Converted	4/9	3/9	3/14	4/8	6/12	20/52
Converted %	44%	33%	21%	50%	50%	38%
Conceded	0	0	5	8	5	18
Saved	0/0	0/0	3/5	5/8	3/5	11
Saved %	–	–	60%	63%	60%	61%
Times Broken	0	0	2	3	2	7

Tennis Scores in Columbus Challenger

• Daniel MasurMasur – Rafael JodarJodar (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Michael ZhengZheng – Alfredo PerezPerez (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Samir BanerjeeBanerjee – Tyler ZinkZink (6-3 6-1) – See score progression
• Martin DammDamm – James Kent TrotterKent Trotter (7-5 4-6 7-5) – See score progression
• Michael ZhengZheng – Alfredo PerezPerez (6-2 3-6 6-3) – See score progression
• Daniel MasurMasur – Rafael JodarJodar (6-1 7-5) – See score progression
• Samir BanerjeeBanerjee – Tyler ZinkZink (6-3 6-1) – See score progression

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