Fajing Sun vs Zangar NurlanulyPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Fajing Sun and Zangar Nurlanuly have met 1 time since 2026; Fajing Sun leads 1–0. Across all meetings Sun has taken 2 sets to Nurlanuly's 1. Their most recent meeting: Fajing Sun won at Astana Challenger (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sun | Nurlanuly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Fajing Sun | Zangar Nurlanuly | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 24/36 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Wins a set when losing | 34% | 11/32 | 20% | 2/10 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 23/68 | 19% | 3/16 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 55% | 17/31 | 60% | 3/5 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 15/32 | 25% | 2/8 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 39% | 9/23 | 13% | 1/8 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 28/32 | 83% | 5/6 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 24/32 | 83% | 5/6 |
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: 0 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Sun 0, Nurlanuly 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sun
🏹 Frontrunner
Nurlanuly
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 56% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 28 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Fajing Sun.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Aug 11, 2026
Astana Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sun | Nurlanuly | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Fajing Sun | Zangar Nurlanuly | ||
| 1 or more | 95% | 18/19 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 3 or more | 68% | 13/19 | 67% | 4/6 |
| 5 or more | 47% | 9/19 | 17% | 1/6 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/6 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/6 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sun | Nurlanuly |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 9–9 | 3–2 |
| Avg odds | 2.09 | 2.19 |
| ROI % | -9.8% | -5.2% |
| Units P/L | -1.77u | -0.26u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sun | Nurlanuly |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 3 | — |
| Matches | 6 | — |
| Distance | 1,078 mi · 1,735 km | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
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.
Common opponents
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Across 1 shared opponent, both Sun and Nurlanuly posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Sun | Nurlanuly |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gabet | W 62 61 | W 63 16 64 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Alibek Kachmazov
Wuning 3 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Kasidit Samrej
Wuning 3 Challenger · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Aoran Wang
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Oct 6
Bernard Tomic
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Roman Safiullin
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round
Sep 24
Bernard Tomic
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 23
Matthew Dellavedova
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Alexander Binda
Guangzhou Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Paul Jubb
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Aaron Gabet
M15 Sharm ElSheikh · 1st Round
Sep 30
Fajing Sun
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Grigory Shebekin
M15 Astana · Semifinals
Aug 1
Dan Brand
M15 Astana · Quarterfinals
Jul 31
Yerassyl Yerdilda
M15 Astana · 2nd Round
Jul 30
Aleksandre Bakshi
M15 Astana · 1st Round
Jul 29
Edas Butvilas
Shymkent 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 28
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 16–68 matches
| Metric | Sun | Nurlanuly |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 53% | 38% |
| Sets won | 52% | 40% |
| Games won | 52% | 47% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Sun | Nurlanuly |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Sun | Nurlanuly |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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