Liam Delicata vs Michael ZhuPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Liam Delicata and Michael Zhu have met 1 time since 2026; Liam Delicata leads 1–0. Across all meetings Delicata has taken 2 sets to Zhu's 0. Their most recent meeting: Liam Delicata won at M25 Loule (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Delicata | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Liam Delicata | Michael Zhu | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 40% | 2/5 | 81% | 17/21 |
| Wins a set when losing | 13% | 2/15 | 23% | 7/31 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 25% | 5/20 | 21% | 11/52 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | — | 69% | 11/16 | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 33% | 6/18 | 40% | 12/30 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 83% | 5/6 | 56% | 9/16 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 75% | 3/4 | 75% | 18/24 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 50% | 2/4 | 71% | 17/24 |
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 (Delicata 1, Zhu 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Delicata
🧱 The Wall
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
The ⚙️ Grinder archetype wins about 54% vs 🧱 The Wall across 318 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Michael Zhu.
Grinder players often use relentless consistency and deep court positioning to pressure the the wall's elite returner.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 6, 2026
M25 Loule
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Delicata | Zhu | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Liam Delicata | Michael Zhu | ||
| 1 or more | 43% | 3/7 | 75% | 3/4 |
| 3 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 50% | 2/4 |
| 5 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 25% | 1/4 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/7 | 0% | 0/4 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Delicata | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 2–4 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 3.93 | 3.46 |
| ROI % | -21.3% | -26.1% |
| Units P/L | -1.28u | -2.09u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Delicata | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 2 | — |
| Matches | 2 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | SRB | — |
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
Across 1 shared opponent, both Delicata and Zhu posted a 100% win rate.
| Opponent | Delicata | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Marc Puigdollers Iborra | W 60 60 | W 76 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Anton Arzhankin
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 12
Bor Artnak
M25 Kursumlijska Banja · 1st Round
Aug 5
Radu Mihai Papoe
M25 Bacau · 1st Round
Jul 23
Mihai Razvan Marinescu
M15 Slobozia · 2nd Round
Jul 16
Robert Guna
Futures 2026
Jul 15
Robert Guna
M15 Slobozia · 1st Round
Jul 15
Kalin Ivanovski
M25 Skopje · 2nd Round
Jul 2
Sasa Markovic
M25 Skopje · 1st Round
Jul 2
Amit Vales
Nottingham 3 challenger
Jul 6
Liam Hignett
Nottingham 3 challenger
Jul 5
Izan Almazan Valiente
Troyes challenger
Jun 28
Joaquin Guilleme
Futures 2026
Jun 23
Joaquin Guilleme
M25 Bakio · 1st Round
Jun 23
Daniel Jade
Royan Challenger · 1st Round
Jun 16
Daniel De Jonge
Royan Atlantique Open · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 15
Mark Vervoort
Royan Atlantique Open · 1st Round Qualifying
Jun 14
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 20–52 matches
| Metric | Delicata | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 25% | 40% |
| Sets won | 27% | 43% |
| Games won | 39% | 46% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Delicata | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Delicata | Zhu |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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