Cheuk Ying Shek vs Nasiba EspolovaPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Cheuk Ying Shek and Nasiba Espolova have met 1 time since 2025; Cheuk Ying Shek leads 1–0. Across all meetings Shek has taken 2 sets to Espolova's 0. Their most recent meeting: Cheuk Ying Shek won at W15 Tashkent (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Ying Shek | Espolova | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Cheuk Ying Shek | Nasiba Espolova | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 89% | 31/35 | 100% | 1/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 41% | 7/17 | 67% | 4/6 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 11/52 | 57% | 4/7 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 57% | 4/7 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 64% | 9/14 | 67% | 2/3 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 36% | 4/11 | — | |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 92% | 34/37 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 84% | 31/37 | 33% | 1/3 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Ying Shek 1, Espolova 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Shek
🪃 Counterpuncher
Espolova
🏃 Pusher
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 83% vs 🏃 Pusher across 1,722 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Cheuk Ying Shek.
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
Oct 29, 2025
W15 Tashkent
H Hard · Round of 32
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Shek | Espolova |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 1–3 | - |
| Avg odds | 2.16 | - |
| ROI % | -72.8% | - |
| Units P/L | -2.91u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Shek | Espolova |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | ESP → AUT | — |
Host country from each tournament in the last 30 days, including the current event even when a player arrived on a bye. 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Jia Jing Lu
W50 Nanao · 1st Round
Sep 23
Sayaka Ishii
W35 Kyoto · 1st Round
Sep 15
Eva Marie Desvignes
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 13
Meng Yi Chen
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 12
Gaeul Jang
W15 Tianjin · Quarterfinals
Aug 7
Yushan Shao
W15 Tianjin · 2nd Round
Aug 6
Meiling Wang
W15 Tianjin · 1st Round
Aug 5
Alina Trynkina
W15 Luan · Final
Jul 12
Ximena Senties
W15 Astana · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 9
Aleksandra Khomitskaya
W15 Astana · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Anna Bazderova
W15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Maria Azizyan
W15 Tsaghkadzor · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 18
Anissa Saada
W15 Tsaghkadzor · 1st Round Qualifying
May 17
Cheuk Ying Shek
W15 Tashkent · Round of 32
Oct 29
Madhurima Sawant
W15 Tashkent 3 · 1st Round
Oct 21
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 7–52 matches
| Metric | Shek | Espolova |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 67% | 14% |
| Sets won | 67% | 33% |
| Games won | 57% | 40% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Shek | Espolova |
|---|---|---|
| ITF W15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Shek | Espolova |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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