Nikolai Barsukov vs Yaojie ZengPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Nikolai Barsukov and Yaojie Zeng have met 1 time since 2026; Yaojie Zeng leads 1–0. Across all meetings Barsukov has taken 0 sets to Zeng's 2. Their most recent meeting: Yaojie Zeng won at M25 Luan (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Barsukov | Zeng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Nikolai Barsukov | Yaojie Zeng | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 61% | 20/33 | 76% | 22/29 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 12/39 | 19% | 4/21 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 35% | 25/72 | 22% | 11/50 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 38% | 14/37 | 52% | 11/21 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 42% | 11/26 | 38% | 6/16 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 64% | 16/25 | 38% | 8/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 82% | 27/33 | 100% | 25/25 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 20/33 | 88% | 22/25 |
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 (Barsukov 0, Zeng 1).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Barsukov
💥 Big Hitter
Zeng
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
Both Nikolai Barsukov and Yaojie Zeng are 💥 Big Hitter types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 4,120 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
Oct 6, 2026
M25 Luan
H Hard · 1st Round
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Barsukov | Zeng | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Nikolai Barsukov | Yaojie Zeng | ||
| 1 or more | 94% | 17/18 | 100% | 8/8 |
| 3 or more | 72% | 13/18 | 88% | 7/8 |
| 5 or more | 56% | 10/18 | 50% | 4/8 |
| 10 or more | 22% | 4/18 | 13% | 1/8 |
| 15 or more | 11% | 2/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/18 | 0% | 0/8 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Barsukov | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–10 | 3–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.05 | 4.37 |
| ROI % | +1.4% | -42.0% |
| Units P/L | +0.28u | -3.36u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Barsukov | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | — | 1 |
| Events | — | 1 |
| Matches | — | 1 |
| Distance | — | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | — | 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.
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Yaojie Zeng
M25 Luan · 1st Round
Oct 6
Taiyo Yamanaka
M15 Luan · 1st Round
Sep 30
Alexander Binda
M25 Yinchuan · 2nd Round
Sep 24
Seon Yong Han
M25 Yinchuan · 1st Round
Sep 23
Alibek Kachmazov
M25 Guiyang · Semifinals
Sep 19
Nino Ehrenschneider
M25 Guiyang · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Yue Xia
M25 Guiyang · 2nd Round
Sep 17
Yuquan Jin
M25 Guiyang · 1st Round
Sep 15
Matthew Dellavedova
M25 Luan · Quarterfinals
Oct 9
Xirui Han
M25 Luan · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Nikolai Barsukov
M25 Luan · 1st Round
Oct 6
Michael Zheng
Jingshan Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 29
Semen Pankin
M25 Yinchuan · 1st Round
Sep 22
Akira Santillan
Guangzhou Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 14
Omar Jasika
Shanghai Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Aoran Wang
Shanghai Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 50–72 matches
| Metric | Barsukov | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 46% | 58% |
| Sets won | 46% | 56% |
| Games won | 48% | 53% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Barsukov | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M25 | 0 | 1 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Barsukov | Zeng |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 0 | 1 |
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