Linang Xiao vs Maxim ZhukovPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Linang Xiao and Maxim Zhukov have met 2 times since 2026; Maxim Zhukov leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at M15 Maanshan in 2026 on hard. On hard courts Zhukov leads 2–0. Zhukov has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Xiao has taken 1 sets to Zhukov's 4. Their most recent meeting: Maxim Zhukov won at M15 Maanshan 4 (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Xiao | Zhukov | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Linang Xiao | Maxim Zhukov | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 100% | 12/12 | 63% | 19/30 |
| Wins a set when losing | 38% | 6/16 | 31% | 4/13 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 21% | 6/28 | 35% | 15/43 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 73% | 8/11 | 54% | 14/26 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 47% | 7/15 | 50% | 6/12 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 57% | 4/7 | 40% | 4/10 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 80% | 12/15 | 88% | 23/26 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 80% | 12/15 | 73% | 19/26 |
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 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Xiao 0, Zhukov 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Xiao
🏹 Frontrunner
Zhukov
🪃 Counterpuncher
Matchup analysis
The 🏹 Frontrunner archetype wins about 54% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 657 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Linang Xiao.
Frontrunner players often use fast starts and aggressive openers to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Mar 26, 2026
M15 Maanshan 4
H Hard · 2nd Round
Mar 19, 2026
M15 Maanshan
H Hard · Round of 16
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Xiao | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 4.01 | - |
| ROI % | -100.0% | - |
| Units P/L | -1.00u | - |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Xiao | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | CHN | — |
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
Zhukov has a higher win rate against shared opponents (80% vs Xiao's 20%).
| Opponent | Xiao | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| Fitriadi M Rifqi | L 76 46 06 | W 63 61 |
| Xiuyuan Ye | W 63 63 | W 63 61 |
| Jie Cui | L 26 26 | L 26 36 |
| Ryo Tabata | L 26 46 | W 64 64 |
| Xiaofei Wang | L 36 36 | W 64 62 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Fitriadi M Rifqi
M15 Maanshan · 1st Round
Aug 26
Xiuyuan Ye
M15 Luan · 1st Round
May 20
Xiuyuan Ye
M15 Luan · Round of 32
May 20
Andre Ilagan
Wuxi Open · 1st Round Qualifying
May 4
Filip Peliwo
M25 Luzhou · 1st Round
Apr 22
Blake Ellis
Wuning 2 Challenger · 1st Round
Apr 14
Colin Sinclair
M25 Maanshan 1 · 2nd Round
Apr 2
Yaojie Zeng
M25 Maanshan 1 · 1st Round
Apr 1
Matthew Dellavedova
M15 Maanshan 4 · Final
Mar 29
Fitriadi M Rifqi
M15 Maanshan 4 · Semifinals
Mar 28
Fitriadi M Rifqi
M15 Maanshan · Semifinals
Mar 28
Hanyi Liu
M15 Maanshan 4 · Quarterfinals
Mar 27
Linang Xiao
M15 Maanshan 4 · 2nd Round
Mar 26
Ruslan Serazhetdinov
M15 Maanshan 4 · 1st Round
Mar 25
Ruslan Serazhetdinov
M15 Maanshan · Round of 32
Mar 25
Karlis Ozolins
M15 Maanshan 3 · Final
Mar 22
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 28–43 matches
| Metric | Xiao | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 43% | 70% |
| Sets won | 48% | 63% |
| Games won | 50% | 56% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Xiao | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 0 | 2 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Xiao | Zhukov |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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