Jakub Paul vs Maxim ZhukovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Jakub Paul and Maxim Zhukov have met 1 time since 2025; Jakub Paul leads 1–0. Across all meetings Paul has taken 2 sets to Zhukov's 0. Their most recent meeting: Jakub Paul won at Lyon (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Paul | Zhukov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Jakub Paul | Maxim Zhukov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 56% | 5/9 | 55% | 12/22 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 2/9 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 33% | 6/18 | 44% | 16/36 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 50% | 2/4 | 39% | 9/23 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 5/12 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 80% | 4/5 | 43% | 6/14 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 78% | 7/9 | 84% | 16/19 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 56% | 5/9 | 63% | 12/19 |
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 (Paul 1, Zhukov 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Paul
🪃 Counterpuncher
Zhukov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
Both Jakub Paul and Maxim Zhukov are 🪃 Counterpuncher types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 5,190 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Jun 8, 2025
Lyon
C Clay · 1st Round Qualifying
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Paul | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–1 | 1–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.53 | 2.07 |
| ROI % | +86.7% | -65.5% |
| Units P/L | +2.60u | -3.27u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Niels McDonald
Roanne Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 11
Rudolf Molleker
Prague Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Aug 17
Svyatoslav Gulin
Prague Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 16
Enrico Dalla Valle
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Michele Mecarelli
Emilia-Romagna Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Nicolai Budkov Kjaer
Valencia Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
May 12
Stefano Napolitano
Copa Faulconbridge · 1st Round Qualifying
May 11
Dusan Lajovic
Grand Prix Hassan II - Marrakech · 1st Round Qualifying
Mar 29
Ryan Seggerman
Wuning 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Oct 5
Egor Agafonov
Wuning 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 4
Thijmen Loof
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Samir Hamza Reguig
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Sergey Fomin
Astana Challenger · 1st Round
Aug 11
Kerem Yilmaz
Istanbul Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 2
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Maanshan 4 · Final
Mar 29
Fitriadi M Rifqi
M15 Maanshan 4 · Semifinals
Mar 28
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 18–36 matches
| Metric | Paul | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 50% | 61% |
| Sets won | 48% | 57% |
| Games won | 50% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Paul | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Paul | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| Clay | 1 | 0 |
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