Ajeet Rai vs Evan ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Ajeet Rai and Evan Zhu have met 1 time since 2026; Evan Zhu leads 1–0. Across all meetings Rai has taken 0 sets to Zhu's 2. Their most recent meeting: Evan Zhu won at Lincoln challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Rai | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Ajeet Rai | Evan Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 69% | 9/13 | 65% | 26/40 |
| Wins a set when losing | 36% | 5/14 | 32% | 12/37 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 9/27 | 34% | 26/77 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 54% | 7/13 | 47% | 15/32 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 36% | 4/11 | 54% | 20/37 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 73% | 8/11 | 35% | 8/23 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 77% | 10/13 | 83% | 35/42 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 69% | 9/13 | 62% | 26/42 |
Colored rows are higher-is-better: green above 50%, red below. Favorite/underdog set by book odds; cover rows count only matches with odds on record. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Rai 0, Zhu 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Rai
💥 Big Hitter
Zhu
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 58% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 311 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Ajeet Rai.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jul 12, 2026
Lincoln challenger
H Hard
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Rai | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | 11–11 |
| Avg odds | 2.25 | 2.80 |
| ROI % | -100.0% | -9.3% |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | -2.04u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Rai | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 3 |
| Matches | — | 7 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | USA → JAM |
Host country from the tournament each match was played in, over the last 30 days. Route is the order of countries visited; consecutive stops in the same country are shown once. Distance is the great-circle total between host cities, shown only when every stop in the window is geocoded. A rough fatigue signal, not a headline stat.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 3 shared opponents, both Rai and Zhu posted a 67% win rate.
| Opponent | Rai | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Kokoro Isomura | L 67 67 | L 46 36 |
| Kosuke Ogura | W 76 64 | W 64 63 |
| Duncan Mccall | W 76 06 76 | W 62 76 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Evan Zhu
Lincoln challenger
Jul 12
Robert Strombachs
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Quarterfinals
Apr 17
Mikhail Tsapenko
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Apr 16
Mikhail Tsapenko
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · Round of 16
Apr 16
Lukas Pokorny
M25 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Apr 15
Matthew Dellavedova
M25 Launceston · Round of 32
Mar 4
Omar Jasika
M25 Burnie 1 · Quarterfinals
Feb 27
Thomas Fancutt
M25 Burnie 1 · 2nd Round
Feb 26
Juan Pablo Ficovich
Kingston 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 26
Pedro Martinez
Kingston 1 Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 18
Timo Legout
M25 Southaven · Final
Aug 9
Maximus Dussault
M25 Southaven · Semifinals
Aug 8
Patrick Maloney
M25 Southaven · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Cooper Woestendick
M25 Southaven · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Joshua Peck
M25 Southaven · 1st Round
Aug 4
Mark Lajal
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 27–78 matches
| Metric | Rai | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 53% |
| Sets won | 49% | 51% |
| Games won | 49% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Rai | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Rai | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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