Giorgio Ricca vs Michael Zhu Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Ricca 1 - 0 Zhu

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Ricca has won 42.42% of points on their second serve, while Zhu has won 45.55%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Ricca, in recent form, has won 53.51% of their opponent's second serve points, while Zhu has won 51.63%. The same stats for first serve returns are 29.1% and 37.23% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Ricca has saved 64.44% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Zhu has saved 53.63% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Ricca has won 58.82% of matches played (W/L 20/ 14), with Zhu winning 57.75% (W/L 41/ 30) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Ricca has their best career surface win % on Grass, winning 75% (W/L 3/ 1), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 40% (W/L 4/ 6). Zhu has their best career surface win % on Hard, winning 54% (W/L 169/ 145), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 43% (W/L 10/ 13).
• Player level: In the last year, Ricca has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 58.82% of matches (W/L 20/ 14), where as Zhu has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 58.57% of matches (W/L 41/ 29). 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 Ricca winning 1 times and Zhu being victorious 0 times. They have played 2 sets in total, with Ricca winning 2 and Zhu winning 0. The last match between Ricca and Zhu was at the Tunisia F44 (Monastir), 12-12-2018, First, Hard with Giorgio Ricca getting the victory 6-2 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 1:15:0.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Ricca and Zhu have played a deciding set 0 times, with Ricca winning 0 times and Zhu 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 Ricca winning 0, and Zhu 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Ricca has played against opponents with an average rank of 42.76 while Zhu has played against players with an average rank of 66.18.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Ricca has won 57% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Zhu has won 59% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Ricca has converted 35.29% of breakpoint opportunities, and Zhu has converted 46.77% 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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