Yu Hsiou Hsu and Akira Santillan will clash against each other in the 2nd round of the Taipei Challenger for the 5th time in their career. They are scheduled to play on Thursday at 1:30 pm on CENTER COURT. 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 Yu Hsiou Hsu who should win in 3 sets.
Yu Hsiou Hsu -> 1.43
Akira Santillan -> 2.58
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Prediction and head to head Yu Hsiou Hsu vs. Akira Santillan
This will be the 5th time that Yu Hsiou Hsu and Akira Santillan fight against each other. The head to head is 4-0 for Santillan (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on indoor hard courts.
The last time that they locked horns, Santillan won 6-3 6-7(4) 6-4 in the 1st round in M25 Shenzhen back in March 2025.
Yu Hsiou Hsu
43 - 28win/loss
219
158
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 44-30 | 39-24 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 42-30 | 38-25 | 0-0 | 4-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 32-21 | 30-15 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 54-24 | 47-18 | 5-3 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2021 | 53-23 | 49-16 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 220, the Chinese got to the 2nd round after beating Kuan-Yi Lee 6-3 3-6 6-0.
In the 1st round, Yu defeated Lee (6-3 3-6 6-0). During the match, Hsiou Hsu scored 78 points vs Lee’s 61. Yu was pretty aggressive to blast 33 winners.
Talking about the service games, Hsiou Hsu scored 8 aces and he committed only 3 double faults. Yu Hsiou Hsu lost the serve twice and he saved 3 break points. Furthermore, Hsiou Hsu put 53% of his first serves in, winning 80% (33/41) of the points behind his 1st serve and 47% (17/36) on the 2nd serve. The Chinese broke Lee 5 times after converting 83% of his break points (5/6).
Hsiou Hsu has a solid match record in the last 10 years having won 63% of his matches (310-184). 1-0 on indoor hard courts in 2025. Regarding his performance on the same surface of this competition, Hsiou Hsu has a compiled 9-13 win-loss record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Hsiou Hsu’s best result of the season was getting to the final in M25 Timaru and the Chicago Challenger.
The Chinese has a compiled 43-28 win-loss record in 2025, 1-0 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Akira Santillan
56 - 19win/loss
348
144
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 59-21 | 31-12 | 6-2 | 22-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 3-7 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 39-33 | 11-13 | 21-14 | 7-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 37-28 | 28-19 | 9-8 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-1 |
| 2021 | 20-15 | 2-5 | 12-7 | 6-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 390, the Australian got to the 2nd round after beating Kasidit Samrej 6-3 7-6(13).
In the 1st round, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Samrej (6-3 7-613). During the match Santillan scored 89 points vs Samrej’s 75. Akira was very aggressive to blast 38 winners.
Talking about serving, Santillan scored 9 aces and he committed only 1 double fault for the entire match. Akira Santillan lost the serve once and he saved 2 break points. Furthermore, Santillan put 70% of his first serves in, winning 68% (38/56) of the points behind his 1st serve and 67% (16/24) on the 2nd serve. The Australian broke Samrej twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Akira’s best result of the current year was getting to the final in M15 Antalya,M15 Maanshan,M25 Yinchuan and M25 Huzhou.
Akira has an aggregate 56-19 win-loss record in 2025, 20-5 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei Challenger
Previously, his best result was reaching the semifinal in 2017. See his history
.H2H Performance in the tournament
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Hsiou Hsu | Santillan |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 1 | 1 |
| Tot Set | 3 | 2 |
| Tot Games | 24 | 22 |
| Pts | 78-61 | 89-75 |
| Total Points | 139 | 164 |
| Winners | 33 | 38 |
| %Winners | 42% | 43% |
Both Hsiou Hsu and Santillan played 1 match. At the moment, Yu Hsiou Hsu conceded 1 set while Akira Santillan hasn’t dropped a set so far. Hsiou Hsu has played 1 set more than Santillan (3 vs 2). Therefore, Hsiou Hsu played 2 games more than Santillan. Hsiou Hsu scored 33 winners (42% of the total points). On the other side, Santillan managed to score 38 winners (43%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Hsiou Hsu | Santillan |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 8 | 9 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 9 |
| 1st in | 41/77 | 56/80 |
| %1st in | 53% | 70% |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 38/56 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 68% |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 16/24 |
| %2nd pts | 47% | 67% |
Hsiou Hsu recorded 8 aces . Santillan recorded 9 aces . Hsiou Hsu won 80% points on his first serve. He quite strong on his second serve to win 47% of the points. On the other side, Santillan won 68% of the points on his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 67% of the points.
How they played the important points
| Breaks | Hsiou Hsu | Santillan |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 5 | 2 |
| Converted | 5/6 | 2/7 |
| % Converted | 83% | 29% |
| Conceded | 5 | 3 |
| Saved | 3 | 2 |
| % Saved | 60% | 67% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 1 |
The Chinese broke his opponent 5 times with a 83% conversion rate. The Chinese dropped his serve twice and he saved 60% of the break points that he conceded. Akira broke his opponent twice with a 29% conversion rate. The Australian conceded his serve once and he saved 67% of the break points that he conceded.
| Hsiou Hsu | |||
| R1 Lee | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 3-6 6-0 | ||
| Tot Set | 3 | 3 | |
| Tot Games | 24 | 24 | |
| pts | 78-61 | 78-61 | |
| Total points | 139 | 139 | |
| Winners | 33 | 33 | |
| %Winners | 42% | 42% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 8 | 8 | |
| Double Faults | 3 | 3 | |
| 1st in | 41/77 | 41/77 | |
| % 1st in | 53% | 53% | |
| 1st pts | 33/41 | 33/41 | |
| % 1st pts | 80% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 17/36 | 17/36 | |
| % 2nd pts | 47% | 47% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 5 | 5 | |
| Converted | 5/6 | 5/6 | |
| Converted % | 83% | 83% | |
| Conceded | 5 | 5 | |
| Saved | 3/5 | 3 | |
| Saved % | 60% | 60% | |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 | |
| Santillan | |||
| R1 Samrej | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-613 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 22 | |
| pts | 89-75 | 89-75 | |
| Total points | 164 | 164 | |
| Winners | 38 | 38 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||
| Aces | 9 | 9 | |
| Double Faults | 1 | 1 | |
| 1st in | 56/80 | 56/80 | |
| % 1st in | 70% | 70% | |
| 1st pts | 38/56 | 38/56 | |
| % 1st pts | 68% | 68% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/24 | 16/24 | |
| % 2nd pts | 67% | 67% | |
| Breaks | |||
| Won | 2 | 2 | |
| Converted | 2/7 | 2/7 | |
| Converted % | 29% | 29% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 3 | |
| Saved | 2/3 | 2 | |
| Saved % | 67% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | |
Tennis Scores in Taipei Challenger
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- James DuckworthDuckworth – Michael VrbenskyVrbensky (6-3 6-2) – Stats, scores, rankings
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