Li Tu vs Philip SekulicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Li Tu and Philip Sekulic have met 6 times since 2023; Li Tu leads 5–1. Their first meeting came at Zhangjiagang Challenger in 2023 on hard. On hard courts Tu leads 5–1. Tu has won the last 3 meetings. Across all meetings Tu has taken 11 sets to Sekulic's 2. Their most recent meeting: Li Tu won at Yokohama Challenger (2024).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Tu | Sekulic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Li Tu | Philip Sekulic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 15/21 | 58% | 21/36 |
| Wins a set when losing | 22% | 4/18 | 29% | 8/28 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 26% | 10/39 | 36% | 23/64 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 52% | 13/25 | 49% | 20/41 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 15% | 2/13 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 50% | 7/14 | 45% | 10/22 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 16/20 | 88% | 30/34 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 75% | 15/20 | 62% | 21/34 |
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: 5 of 6 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Tu 5, Sekulic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Tu
🤖 Servebot
Sekulic
👑 The Complete Package
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 👑 The Complete Package is historically tight (52% vs 48%, 1,511 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and the head-to-head matter most.
Previous meetings
6 career meetings, newest first
Nov 21, 2024
Yokohama Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
Oct 24, 2024
Playford Challenger
H Hard · 2nd Round
May 14, 2024
Taipei Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
May 6, 2024
Wuxi Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 5, 2023
Shanghai Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Aug 29, 2023
Zhangjiagang Challenger
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Tu | Sekulic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Li Tu | Philip Sekulic | ||
| 1 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 95% | 18/19 |
| 3 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 74% | 14/19 |
| 5 or more | 80% | 4/5 | 47% | 9/19 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/5 | 0% | 0/19 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Tu | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 9–9 |
| Avg odds | 1.88 | 2.05 |
| ROI % | -44.6% | -28.4% |
| Units P/L | -2.67u | -5.11u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Tu | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | 2 |
| Events | 2 | 2 |
| Matches | 4 | 4 |
| Distance | 1,953 mi · 3,143 km | 1,545 mi · 2,486 km |
| Route | USA | VIE → 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
Tu has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Sekulic's 20%).
| Opponent | Tu | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Alafia Ayeni | L 36 67 | L 62 16 16 |
| Blake Ellis | W 63 63 | L 57 76 57 |
| Keegan Smith | W 36 75 76 | L 26 57 |
| Yuki Mochizuki | W 61 62 | W 63 63 |
| Fajing Sun | L 75 46 57 | L 67 36 |
| Hiroki Moriya | L 61 46 67 | L 46 67 |
| Alastair Gray | W 64 64 | W 63 76 |
| Rio Noguchi | L 64 06 57 | L 26 67 |
| Carl Emil Overbeck | W 75 76 | L 36 36 |
| Rei Sakamoto | L 67 46 | L 36 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Abedallah Shelbayh
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
James Kent Trotter
Columbus Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 28
Nicolas Oliveira
Columbus Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 27
Alafia Ayeni
San Diego 2 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 20
Roger Pascual Ferra
Tiburon Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Quinn Vandecasteele
Winston-Salem Open - Winston-Salem · 1st Round Qualifying
Aug 22
Lorenzo Carboni
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Lukas Neumayer
Vicenza Challenger · 1st Round
May 25
Stefan Vujic
M25 Darwin · Semifinals
Oct 10
Sam Ryan Ziegann
M25 Darwin · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Ethan Cook
M25 Darwin · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Mustafa Ege Sik
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Oct 6
Herman Hoeyeraal
M25 Darwin · Quarterfinals
Oct 2
Zaharije-Zak Talic
M25 Darwin · 2nd Round
Oct 1
Stefan Storch
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Sep 30
Dalibor Svrcina
Hangzhou Open - Hangzhou · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 39–64 matches
| Metric | Tu | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 54% | 56% |
| Sets won | 52% | 53% |
| Games won | 51% | 52% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Tu | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| ATP Challenger Tour | 5 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Tu | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 5 | 1 |
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