Chen-Yu Lu vs Lleyton Richards Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Lu 1 - 0 Richards

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Lu has won 47.2% of points on their second serve, while Richards has won 0%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Lu, in recent form, has won 45.93% of their opponent's second serve points, while Richards has won 0%. The same stats for first serve returns are 26.17% and 0% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Lu has saved 54.43% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Richards has saved 0% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Lu has won 44% of matches played (W/L 22/ 28), with Richards winning 27.78% (W/L 5/ 13) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Lu has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 50% (W/L 7/ 7), and worse career win % on Hard, winning 40% (W/L 21/ 32). Richards has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 29% (W/L 5/ 12), and worse career win % on Grass, winning 0% (W/L 0/ 1).
• Player level: In the last year, Lu has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 44% of matches (W/L 22/ 28), where as Richards has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 27.78% of matches (W/L 5/ 13). When comparing stats between players to predict the favorite, it is of course all relative to the event level they have been playing at.
• Direct H2H matches: They have played 1 times before with Lu winning 1 times and Richards being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Lu winning 2 and Richards winning 0. The last match between Lu and Richards was at the M25 Cairns, 02-10-2023, Q2 round, Hard with Chen-Yu Lu getting the victory 6-4 6-2.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 0:0:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Lu and Richards have played a deciding set 0 times, with Lu winning 0 times and Richards 0 times. Very useful for predicting the outcome if this match goes the distance.
• Head-to-Head extreme pressure situations: They have played 0 tiebreaks against each other with Lu winning 0, and Richards 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Lu has played against opponents with an average rank of 23.18 while Richards has played against players with an average rank of 0.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Lu has won 44% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Richards has won 33% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Lu has converted 29.09% of breakpoint opportunities, and Richards has converted 0% of their chances to break their opponents serve. A telling stat for in-game live betting tips when either player has a breakpoint opportunity.
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