Alafia Ayeni and Evan Zhu have met 1 time since 2022; Evan Zhu leads 1–0. Their most recent meeting: Evan Zhu won at Winnipeg (2022).
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Ayeni
⚙️ Grinder
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Alafia Ayeni and Evan Zhu are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit — across 4,528 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
1 career meeting, newest first
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Ayeni | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Alafia Ayeni | Evan Zhu | ||
| 1 or more | 100% | 16/16 | 100% | 14/14 |
| 3 or more | 75% | 12/16 | 86% | 12/14 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 9/16 | 43% | 6/14 |
| 10 or more | 13% | 2/16 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 15 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 0% | 0/14 |
| 20 or more | 6% | 1/16 | 0% | 0/14 |
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Ayeni | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–6 | 7–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.75 | 2.46 |
| ROI % | +19.2% | +58.8% |
| Units P/L | +2.88u | +5.29u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Ayeni has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Zhu's 50%).
| Opponent | Ayeni | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Jake Delaney | W 76 62 | W 26 64 62 |
| Philip Sekulic | W 26 61 61 | L 57 36 |
Last five matches per player
Carlo Alberto Caniato
Unicredit Czech Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Ivan Ivanov
Kosice Open 2026 · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 25
Franco Agamenone
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 16
May 21
Reda Bennani
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 18
Mert Naci Turker
Bosphorus Challenger Cup · Round of 32
May 9
Soonwoo Kwon
Wuxi Open · Round of 16
May 7
Bernard Tomic
Wuxi Open · Round of 32
May 6
Philip Sekulic
Wuxi Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
May 4
Hoyoung Roh
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 16
Kokoro Isomura
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 11
Xiaoyin Yang
Futures 2026 ·
Jun 10
Geun Jun Kim
M15 Harmon · Round of 16
Jun 1
Kosuke Ogura
M15 Harmon · Round of 32
Jun 1
Yua Taka
M15 Karuizawa · Round of 16
May 25
Shu Matsuoka
M15 Karuizawa · Quarterfinals
May 25
Sora Fukuda
M15 Karuizawa · Semifinals
May 25
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 33–53 matches
| Metric | Ayeni | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 64% | 47% |
| Sets won | 59% | 46% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Ayeni | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 0 | 1 |
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Ayeni | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
