Braden Shick vs Fajing SunPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Braden Shick and Fajing Sun have met 1 time since 2026; Braden Shick leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shick has taken 2 sets to Sun's 0. Their most recent meeting: Braden Shick won at Cary Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shick | Sun | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Braden Shick | Fajing Sun | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 51/69 | 70% | 21/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 4/20 | 37% | 11/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 22/89 | 33% | 20/60 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 30/48 | 52% | 13/25 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 45% | 14/31 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 16/25 | 33% | 6/18 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 60/62 | 83% | 24/29 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 51/62 | 72% | 21/29 |
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 (Shick 1, Sun 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shick
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sun
🏹 Frontrunner
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 657 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Fajing Sun.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 30, 2026
Cary Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shick | Sun | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Braden Shick | Fajing Sun | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 89% | 8/9 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 44% | 4/9 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 22% | 2/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shick | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–5 | 3–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 2.16 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | -55.7% |
| Units P/L | +4.31u | -5.57u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shick | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 2 |
| Events | — | 2 |
| Matches | — | 5 |
| Distance | — | 2,119 mi · 3,410 km |
| Route | — | TUR → KAZ |
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 6 shared opponents, both Shick and Sun posted a 50% win rate.
| Opponent | Shick | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Mark Lajal | L 26 26 | W 36 63 64 |
| Mees Rottgering | W 76 64 | L 46 46 |
| Rio Noguchi | L 75 36 26 | L 67 64 67 |
| Jay Friend | W 76 64 | L 26 26 |
| Masamichi Imamura | W 75 76 | W 36 63 64 |
| Tai Sach | L 46 63 57 | W 62 61 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Andy Andrade
Vancouver Challenger · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Mark Lajal
Vancouver Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 30
August Holmgren
Vancouver Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 29
Rio Noguchi
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 20
Bernard Tomic
Newport Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 8
Timo Legout
Cary Challenger · Final
Jul 5
Jay Friend
Cary Challenger · Quarterfinals
Jul 3
Fajing Sun
Cary Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 30
Hayato Matsuoka
Astana Challenger · Quarterfinals
Aug 14
Semen Pankin
Astana Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 12
Zangar Nurlanuly
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Ilia Simakin
Istanbul Challenger · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Semen Pankin
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 3
Mees Rottgering
Winnipeg Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 21
Arthur Gea
Granby Challenger · 1st Round
Jul 14
Ozan Baris
Newport challenger
Jul 5
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 60–90 matches
| Metric | Shick | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 50% |
| Sets won | 71% | 51% |
| Games won | 58% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shick | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shick | Sun |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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