Ying Zhang vs Zongyu Li Important H2H Prediction Stats:

Head-to-head: Zhang 0 - 2 Li

• Second serve performance recent form: In recent form (last 6 months), Zhang has won 44.56% of points on their second serve, while Li has won 50%. There is a high correlation between this stat and match prediction accuracy.
• Return game stats recent form: Return stats show Zhang, in recent form, has won 60.06% of their opponent's second serve points, while Li has won 56.14%. The same stats for first serve returns are 38.97% and 36.43% respectively and this has a high correlation to pick who is favored in this H2H matchup.
• Under pressure analysis: Zhang has saved 53.52% of breakpoints in recent form, whereas Li has saved 57.93% which is a useful statistic for in-game betting predictions.
• Performance overview: Over the last year Zhang has won 58.18% of matches played (W/L 32/ 23), with Li winning 53.49% (W/L 23/ 20) that gives us an overall head-to head prediction overview.
• Best surface: Zhang has their best career surface win % on I.hard, winning 56% (W/L 5/ 4), and worse career win % on Clay, winning 45% (W/L 14/ 17). Li has their best career surface win % on Clay, winning 73% (W/L 16/ 6), and worse career win % on I.hard, winning 33% (W/L 1/ 2).
• Player level: In the last year, Zhang has played most of their matches on the Futures/Satellites/ITF tournaments $10K, winning 60.53% of matches (W/L 23/ 15), where as Li has played most of their matches on the Challengers/ITF tournaments > $10K, winning 54.76% of matches (W/L 23/ 19). 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 2 times before with Zhang winning 0 times and Li being victorious 2 times. They have played 5 sets in total, with Zhang winning 1 and Li winning 4. The last match between Zhang and Li was at the W35 Hong Kong, 03-07-2024, First, Hard with Zongyu Li getting the victory 7-5 6-1.
• Head to head match duration: In past head to head matches, the average match time between these players has been 2:17:30.
• Deciding set H2H prediction: Zhang and Li have played a deciding set 1 times, with Zhang winning 0 times and Li 1 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 Zhang winning 0, and Li 0.
• Opponent quality stats: Over the last 12 months, Zhang has played against opponents with an average rank of 124.15 while Li has played against players with an average rank of 231.53.
• Deciding set performance vs all players: If you are interested in live predictions and betting, if this match goes into a deciding set, Zhang has won 28% of deciding sets over the last 12 months, while Li has won 50% in all matches played on tour.
• Break point conversion: In recent form, Zhang has converted 50.86% of breakpoint opportunities, and Li has converted 44.97% 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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