James McCabe and Cing-Yang Meng will face off in the 1st round of the Taipei Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Monday at 4:00 pm on COURT 1. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance 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 -> 1.018
Cing-Yang Meng -> 9.5

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Prediction and head to head James McCabe vs. Cing-Yang Meng

There is no head to head record between James McCabe and Cing-Yang Meng since this will be the first time that they will face off in the main tour.

James McCabe

James McCabe

26 - 32win/loss

Hard
19-25
I Hard
0-0
Clay
0-2
Grass
7-5
Rank
196
High
164
WWLLWWWLWW
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 31-34 21-26 0-2 3-1 7-5 0-0
2024 55-35 47-28 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

Ranked no. 192, James will start his run in the Taipei Challenger after he played his last match in the Suzhou Challenger where he lost 6-4 6-0

to Hsiou in the quarter on the 24th of October.

James has an overall 26-32 win-loss record in 2025, 0-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

This will be the first match of the season on indoor hard courts.

James’s best result of the year was getting to the semifinal in the Bengaluru Challenger.

Talking about his overall career, McCabe has an overall 166-126 record. He has a negative 2-4 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Taipei Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the 1st round in 2024. See his history.

Taipei Challenger
McCabe's Record

Cing-Yang Meng

Cing-Yang Meng

4 - 4win/loss

Hard
3-2
I Hard
1-2
Rank
High
844
LLWWWLLWL
Year Total Hard Clay I.hard Grass Carpet
2025 4-5 3-2 0-0 1-3 0-0 0-0
2024 9-9 5-6 3-2 1-1 0-0 0-0
2023 16-10 15-9 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0
2022 6-5 6-5 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0
2021 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Currently unranked, Cing-Yang will start his run in the Taipei Challenger after he played his last match in M25 Qian Daohu where he lost 6-7(3) 6-1 6-2

to Cong in the 2nd round on the 30th of October.

The Chinese has an aggregate 4-4 win-loss record in 2025, 1-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).

In terms of his career, Meng has an overall 41-32 record. He has a negative 2-3 record on indoor hard courts.

Previously in the Taipei Challenger

Previously, his best result was reaching the qualifications in 2024. See his history.

Taipei Challenger
Meng's Record

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