Braden Shick vs Melvin KumarPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Braden Shick and Melvin Kumar have met 1 time since 2026; Braden Shick leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shick has taken 2 sets to Kumar's 0. Their most recent meeting: Braden Shick won at M15 Huamantla 1 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Shick | Kumar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Braden Shick | Melvin Kumar | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 74% | 51/69 | 100% | 4/4 |
| Wins a set when losing | 20% | 4/20 | 27% | 3/11 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 22/89 | 20% | 3/15 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 63% | 30/48 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 57% | 16/28 | 38% | 5/13 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 16/25 | 50% | 1/2 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 97% | 60/62 | 80% | 4/5 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 82% | 51/62 | 80% | 4/5 |
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, Kumar 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shick
🪃 Counterpuncher
Kumar
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 70% vs 🏃 Pusher across 61 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Braden Shick.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the pusher's extreme retrieval.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jan 30, 2026
M15 Huamantla 1
H Hard · Semifinals
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Shick | Kumar | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Braden Shick | Melvin Kumar | ||
| 1 or more | 93% | 14/15 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 73% | 11/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 5 or more | 40% | 6/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/15 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shick | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–5 | 1–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.13 | 5.84 |
| ROI % | +28.7% | -66.8% |
| Units P/L | +4.31u | -4.01u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shick | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | — | FIN |
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
Shick has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Kumar's 50%).
| Opponent | Shick | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Rodolfo Jauregui Sainz de Rozas | W 75 62 | W 63 64 |
| Karol Filar | W 63 63 | L 46 67 |
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
Markus Molder
M15 Turku · 1st Round
Aug 11
Matt Ponchet
M15 Dublin · 1st Round
Jul 29
Adam Jilly
M15 Store · 1st Round
Jul 1
Mak Mikovic
M15 Slovenska Bistrica · 1st Round
Jun 24
Matt Ponchet
M15 Vaasa · 2nd Round
Jun 11
Stevan Popovic
M15 Vaasa · 1st Round
Jun 10
Adan Freire Da Silva
M25 Deauville · 1st Round
May 19
Lucca Pinto
M15 Huamantla 2 · 1st Round
Feb 4
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 15–90 matches
| Metric | Shick | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 78% | 27% |
| Sets won | 71% | 33% |
| Games won | 58% | 43% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shick | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shick | Kumar |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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