Charles Broom and Li Tu will play each other in the semifinal of the Wuning 2 Challenger for the 2nd time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 11:00 am on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Charles Broom who should win in 3 sets.
As per the initial odds, Charles Broom is the pick to win this match.
Charles Broom -> 1.84
Li Tu -> 1.84
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Prediction and head to head Charles Broom vs. Li Tu
This will be the 2nd time that Charles Broom and Li Tu fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Tu (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on hard.
The last time that they competed against each other, Tu won 6-1 7-5 in the qualifications in Newport back in 2024.
Charles Broom
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 45-22 | 18-7 | 0-2 | 22-9 | 5-4 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 40-23 | 34-15 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 41-33 | 19-13 | 0-0 | 14-13 | 8-7 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 41-34 | 8-7 | 0-4 | 20-15 | 11-6 | 2-2 |
| 2022 | 44-30 | 28-17 | 0-0 | 10-7 | 6-6 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 249, Broom got to the semifinal after defeating Hiroki Moriya 6-2 6-1, Alexandr Binda 6-2 6-2 and Buvaysar Gadamauri 7-6(3) 6-7(4) 7-6(4).
In the quarter, Charles defeated Gadamauri (7-63 6-74 7-64). During the match, Broom scored 123 points vs Gadamauri’s 113. Broom was pretty aggressive to blast 58 winners.
Talking about the service games, Broom blasted 10 aces and he committed only 2 double faults. Overall, Charles Broom was exceptionally effective on serve to win 81% (58/72) of his 1st serve and 57% (21/37) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve twice. Broom broke Gadamauri twice after converting 22% of his break points (2/9).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Broom has surrendered 1 set in this tournament to conquer 57% of the points he played.
ATP Wuning 2 Challenger - Charles Broom's projected path
Broom has a solid record in the last 10 years having won 64% of his matches (282-162). 3-0 on hard in 2026. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this competition, Broom has an aggregate 133-67 record in the last years on hard.
The Brit’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Glasgow and M25 Creteil.
The Brit has a composed 25-9 win-loss record in 2026, 3-0 on hard (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Wuning 2 Challenger
The Brit has never competed in this tournament before.
Li Tu
| Year | Total | Hard | Clay | I.hard | Grass | Carpet |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 19-14 | 19-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| 2025 | 17-23 | 11-17 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 6-5 | 0-0 |
| 2024 | 43-28 | 37-21 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4-5 | 0-0 |
| 2023 | 38-32 | 29-19 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 6-4 | 0-0 |
| 2022 | 50-25 | 34-16 | 15-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
Ranked no. 381, Li reached the semifinal after defeating Hayato Matsuoka 6-3 7-6(5), Keegan Smith 3-6 7-5 7-6(9) and Blake Ellis 6-3 6-3.
In the quarter, The Australian had a good straight sets win against Ellis (6-3 6-3). During the match Tu scored 69 points vs Ellis’s 58. Li was quite aggressive to blast 32 winners.
Talking about serving, Tu scored 10 aces and he committed only 5 double faults. Li Tu conceded no breaks for the entire match to save 5 break points. Furthermore, Tu put 60% of his first serves in, winning 80% (32/40) of the points behind his 1st serve and 44% (12/27) on the 2nd serve. Tu broke Ellis 3 times after converting 60% of his break points (3/5).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Li has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 52% of the points he played.
ATP Wuning 2 Challenger - Li Tu's projected path
Tu’s best result of the season was reaching the final in M25 Burnie.
Li has a compiled 18-8 win-loss record in 2026, 18-8 on hard (See FULL STATS).
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H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
Matches, sets, games and points
| Points | Broom | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Match played | 3 | 3 |
| Tot Set | 7 | 7 |
| Tot Games | 70 | 74 |
| Pts | 242-186 | 258-235 |
| Total Points | 428 | 493 |
| Winners | 105 | 115 |
| %Winners | 43% | 45% |
Both Broom and Tu played 3 matches. Both players lost a set in the event. Charles Broom surrendered 1 set, while Li Tu surrendered 1 set. Talking about their workload, Broom and Tu have played the same amount of sets 7. However, Broom played 4 games less than Tu. The Brit scored 105 winners (43% of the total points). On the other side, Li blasted 115 winners (45%).
Serve Performance
| Serve | Broom | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Aces | 24 | 33 |
| Avg per match | 8 | 11 |
| 1st in | 131/206 | 146/244 |
| %1st in | 64% | 60% |
| 1st pts | 105/131 | 115/146 |
| %1st pts | 80% | 79% |
| 2nd pts | 45/75 | 53/98 |
| %2nd pts | 60% | 54% |
Broom made 24 aces (8 per match). Tu made 33 aces (11 per match). Broom won 80% points behind his first serve. He very solid his second serve to win 60% of the points. On the other side, Tu won 79% of the points on 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 | Broom | Tu |
|---|---|---|
| Won | 10 | 7 |
| Converted | 10/26 | 7/19 |
| % Converted | 38% | 37% |
| Conceded | 10 | 9 |
| Saved | 8 | 7 |
| % Saved | 80% | 78% |
| Times Broken | 2 | 2 |
The Brit broke his opponents 10 times with a 38% conversion rate. The Brit lost his serve twice and he saved 80% of the break points that he conceded. The Australian broke his opponents 7 times with a 37% conversion rate. Li conceded his serve twice and he saved 78% of the break points that he conceded.
| Broom | |||||
| R1 Moriya |
R2 Binda |
1/4 Gadamauri |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-2 6-1 | 6-2 6-2 | 7-63 6-74 7-64 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 15 | 16 | 39 | 70 | |
| pts | 58-31 | 61-42 | 123-113 | 242-186 | |
| Total points | 89 | 103 | 236 | 428 | |
| Winners | 25 | 22 | 58 | 105 | |
| %Winners | 43% | 36% | 47% | 43% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 6 | 8 | 10 | 24 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
| 1st in | 30/46 | 29/51 | 72/109 | 131/206 | |
| % 1st in | 65% | 57% | 66% | 64% | |
| 1st pts | 25/30 | 22/29 | 58/72 | 105/131 | |
| % 1st pts | 83% | 76% | 81% | 80% | |
| 2nd pts | 10/16 | 14/22 | 21/37 | 45/75 | |
| % 2nd pts | 63% | 64% | 57% | 60% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 | |
| Converted | 4/11 | 4/6 | 2/9 | 10/26 | |
| Converted % | 36% | 67% | 22% | 38% | |
| Conceded | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Saved | 3/3 | 4/4 | 1/3 | 8 | |
| Saved % | 100% | 100% | 33% | 78% | |
| Times Broken | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| Tu | |||||
| R1 Matsuoka |
R2 Smith |
1/4 Ellis |
Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | 6-3 7-65 | 3-6 7-5 7-69 | 6-3 6-3 | ||
| Tot Set | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | |
| Tot Games | 22 | 34 | 18 | 74 | |
| pts | 70-60 | 119-117 | 69-58 | 258-235 | |
| Total points | 130 | 236 | 127 | 493 | |
| Winners | 31 | 52 | 32 | 115 | |
| %Winners | 44% | 44% | 46% | 45% | |
| SERVE | |||||
| Aces | 8 | 15 | 10 | 33 | |
| Double Faults | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 1st in | 39/67 | 67/110 | 40/67 | 146/244 | |
| % 1st in | 58% | 61% | 60% | 60% | |
| 1st pts | 31/39 | 52/67 | 32/40 | 115/146 | |
| % 1st pts | 79% | 78% | 80% | 79% | |
| 2nd pts | 16/28 | 25/43 | 12/27 | 53/98 | |
| % 2nd pts | 57% | 58% | 44% | 54% | |
| Breaks | |||||
| Won | 3 | 1 | 3 | 7 | |
| Converted | 3/4 | 1/10 | 3/5 | 7/19 | |
| Converted % | 75% | 10% | 60% | 37% | |
| Conceded | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 | |
| Saved | 1/2 | 1/2 | 5/5 | 7 | |
| Saved % | 50% | 50% | 100% | 67% | |
| Times Broken | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
Head 2 Head
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WWWWWWWWWW Tennis Scores in Wuning 2 Challenger
- Fajing SunSun – Giles HusseyHussey (6-2 3-6 6-2) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Blake EllisEllis (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Charles BroomBroom – Buvaysar GadamauriGadamauri (7-63 6-74 7-64) – See score progression
- Sergey FominFomin – Sanhui ShinShin (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Charles Barry/Charles BroomBarry/Charles Broom – Sora Fukuda/Leo VithoontienFukuda/Leo Vithoontien (w/o) – See score progression
- Sergey FominFomin – Sanhui ShinShin (6-3 5-7 6-3) – See score progression
- Li TuTu – Blake EllisEllis (6-3 6-3) – See score progression
- Charles BroomBroom – Buvaysar GadamauriGadamauri (7-6(3) 6-7(4) 7-6(4)) – See score progression
Upcoming matches in the draw
- Li TuTu – Charles BroomBroom (1-0) – H2H and prediction
- Sergey FominFomin – Fajing SunSun (1-0) – H2H and prediction
