Harry Wendelken vs James Story Head-to-Head Stats, Results & Performance Comparison

Analyzing recent performance on the second serve, Harry Wendelken has secured 43.7% of points in the last six months, whereas Story has performed slightly better, winning 44.75% of their second serve points. This metric often reflects a player's match prediction accuracy. In return games, Wendelken has won 40.2% of their opponents' second serve points, with Story achieving 44.28%, illustrating an edge in return efficiency. Additionally, Wendelken's success rate on first serve returns stands at 27.32%, while Story's is 23.63%, both significant factors in head-to-head comparisons.

The ability to handle pressure is crucial. Wendelken has saved 53.33% of breakpoints faced recently, which is marginally lower than Story's 53.97% breakpoint save percentage. Over the past year, Wendelken's match record reads 54.69% wins (35-29), in contrast to Story's more impressive 71.43% victory rate (55-22). Furthermore, examining their performance across different surfaces, Wendelken favors indoor hard courts with a win percentage of 58% (63-46), while Story shines on hard courts, boasting a 70% win rate (43-18).

Both players have predominantly competed in Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K over the past year. Wendelken has won 55.36% of these encounters (31-25), whereas Story has achieved a higher success rate of 72.6% (53-20). Notably, Wendelken and Story have met twice before, with Wendelken emerging victorious both times, winning two out of three possible sets. Their last meeting was at the M 25 Glasgow on 24-10-2024, with Wendelken triumphing 7-5, 6-3. In their head-to-head matchups, they have played an average match time of 2:14:30. They've experienced a deciding set once, with Wendelken clinching the win. Notably, they've shared two tiebreaks, splitting the victories evenly.

Assessing the level of their competition, in the past year, Wendelken's opponents have averaged a rank of 421.67, slightly lower than Story's, whose opponents have had an average rank of 384.61. When matches go into a deciding set, Wendelken has won 50% of such contests, whereas Story boasts a 74% success rate. Wendelken has converted 30.83% of breakpoint chances in recent form, similar to Story's slight trailing figure of 30%, a crucial metric for in-game scenarios.

In conclusion, based on these statistics, Story appears to hold a slight edge in return game efficiency, overall win rates, and dealing with deciding sets. While Wendelken boasts a flawless head-to-head record and matches Story in several areas, prediction models based purely on statistics would suggest that Story might have the upper hand in this upcoming clash.