Mccartney Kessler vs Shuai ZhangPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
🇺🇸Mccartney Kessler
#65 · 26 yrs · Right-Handed
2 meetings · sets 0–4
🇨🇳Shuai Zhang
#53 · 37 yrs · Right-Handed
4Mccartney Kessler and Shuai Zhang have met 2 times since 2024; Shuai Zhang leads 2–0. Their first meeting came at China Open - Beijing in 2024 on hard. On hard courts Zhang leads 2–0. Zhang has won the last 2 meetings. Across all meetings Kessler has taken 0 sets to Zhang's 4. Their most recent meeting: Shuai Zhang won at Australian Open - Melbourne (2025).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Kessler | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Mccartney Kessler | Shuai Zhang | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 67% | 14/21 | 67% | 22/33 |
| Wins a set when losing | 35% | 8/23 | 27% | 7/26 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 34% | 15/44 | 31% | 18/59 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 46% | 11/24 | 50% | 14/28 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 45% | 9/20 | 45% | 13/29 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 63% | 10/16 | 67% | 6/9 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 73% | 16/22 | 90% | 28/31 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 64% | 14/22 | 71% | 22/31 |
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: 2 of 2 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Kessler 0, Zhang 2).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Kessler
💥 Big Hitter
Zhang
🎯 Baseliner
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 54% vs 🎯 Baseliner across 330 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Mccartney Kessler.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the baseliner's precise groundstrokes.
Previous meetings
2 career meetings, newest first
Jan 14, 2025
Australian Open - Melbourne
H Hard · 1st Round
Sep 25, 2024
China Open - Beijing
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Kessler | Zhang | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Mccartney Kessler | Shuai Zhang | ||
| 1 or more | 82% | 9/11 | 56% | 5/9 |
| 3 or more | 55% | 6/11 | 11% | 1/9 |
| 5 or more | 27% | 3/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/11 | 0% | 0/9 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Kessler | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 4–7 | 6–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.40 | 3.16 |
| ROI % | -45.3% | -9.2% |
| Units P/L | -4.98u | -1.19u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Kessler | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 3 |
| Events | 2 | 3 |
| Matches | 3 | 5 |
| Distance | 411 mi · 662 km | 1,715 mi · 2,760 km |
| Route | CAN → POL | CAN → POL → AUT |
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
Zhang has a higher win rate against shared opponents (56% vs Kessler's 22%).
| Opponent | Kessler | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Aryna Sabalenka | L 16 67 | L 36 46 |
| Anna Kalinskaya | L 26 76 46 | L 16 16 |
| Yulia Putintseva | L 16 16 | W 64 61 |
| Katie Volynets | L 36 36 | W 76 57 75 |
| Magdalena Frech | W 26 64 62 | W 62 64 |
| Cristina Bucsa | W 36 75 63 | W 26 76 75 |
| Yuliia Starodubtseva | L 46 46 | L 26 16 |
| Eva Lys | L 64 16 26 | W 64 63 |
| Linda Noskova | L 75 36 46 | L 75 16 46 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Caty Mcnally
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 14
Anna Kalinskaya
National Bank Open - Toronto · 2nd Round
Aug 5
Cadence Brace
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Renata Zarazua
The Memphis Classic - Memphis · 1st Round
Jul 29
Aryna Sabalenka
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Oleksandra Oliynykova
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Madison Keys
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · Quarterfinals
Jun 25
Anhelina Kalinina
Lexus Eastbourne Open - Eastbourne · 2nd Round
Jun 24
Maria Timofeeva
Abierto GNP Seguros - Monterrey · 1st Round
Aug 26
Ann Li
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 2nd Round
Aug 16
Kayla Day
Cincinnati Open - Cincinnati · 1st Round
Aug 15
Aryna Sabalenka
National Bank Open - Toronto · 3rd Round
Aug 7
Yulia Putintseva
National Bank Open - Toronto · 1st Round
Aug 3
Karolina Muchova
Wimbledon - London · 2nd Round
Jul 1
Bianca Andreescu
Wimbledon - London · 1st Round
Jun 29
Elena Gabriela Ruse
Bad Homburg WTA
Jun 20
Rivalry momentum
Cumulative head-to-head lead over time
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 44–59 matches
| Metric | Kessler | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 48% | 56% |
| Sets won | 49% | 54% |
| Games won | 49% | 51% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Kessler | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Grand Slam | 0 | 1 |
| WTA 1000 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Kessler | Zhang |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 2 |
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