Philip Sekulic vs Sam Ryan ZiegannPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Upcoming match
- Tournament
- M25 Darwin
- Level
- ITF M25
- Round
- Quarterfinals
- Surface
- Hard
- Date & time
- October 9 · 1:30 AM ET
Book odds
Record at prices like this
At 1.06 or shorter, Philip Sekulic has won 16 of 16 (100%). The price implied 90%, so Philip Sekulic has beaten it by 10 points.
Book prices with the bookmaker margin removed, across every priced match we hold for each player. Green beats the price by 3 points or more, red falls that far short, grey is within 3 points. Samples under ten are not shown.
Sam Ryan Ziegann meets Philip Sekulic in the quarterfinals of the M25 Darwin on October 9 on hard court. Ziegann, ranked 852, has won two straight matches after arriving in Darwin with three tournaments in his last two weeks. Sekulic, the 363rd-ranked player, also carries a two-match streak into the quarterfinals and has played five matches in his last 14 days.
Sekulic leads the head-to-head series 1-0 after their sole prior meeting. Both players have split their common opponents this summer; Sekulic defeated Leo Borg, Moerani Bouzige, and Timofei Derepasko while Ziegann lost to all three, though both won against Christopher Papa and Stefan Storch. Sekulic has won 4 of 5 matches in recent play, while Ziegann has won 3 of 5.
Ziegann relies on aggressive hitting from the baseline and has posted 60% on hard court over a recent stretch. Sekulic combines strong all-around play with a more adaptable game, posting 55% on hard court over the same span. The question is whether Ziegann's power baseline game can break through Sekulic's varied approach and current form.
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Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Sekulic | Ryan Ziegann | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Philip Sekulic | Sam Ryan Ziegann | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 57% | 20/35 | 60% | 15/25 |
| Wins a set when losing | 30% | 8/27 | 33% | 10/30 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 37% | 23/62 | 36% | 20/55 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 49% | 19/39 | 47% | 9/19 |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 38% | 8/21 | 62% | 16/26 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 48% | 10/21 | 48% | 10/21 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 29/33 | 81% | 21/26 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 61% | 20/33 | 58% | 15/26 |
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.
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sekulic
👑 The Complete Package
Ziegann
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 53% vs 👑 The Complete Package across 1,584 matches in our dataset: a stylistic lean toward Sam Ryan Ziegann.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the the complete package's elite serve & return.
Previous meetings
First career meeting
Sekulic and Ziegann have never faced each other on tour.
Prop Research
Hit rates on common betting markets · Last 90 days
| Outcome | Sekulic | Ziegann | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Philip Sekulic | Sam Ryan Ziegann | ||
| 1 or more | 95% | 18/19 | 100% | 21/21 |
| 3 or more | 74% | 14/19 | 86% | 18/21 |
| 5 or more | 42% | 8/19 | 71% | 15/21 |
| 10 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 33% | 7/21 |
| 15 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 5% | 1/21 |
| 20 or more | 0% | 0/19 | 0% | 0/21 |
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sekulic | Ziegann |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 10–8 | 12–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.14 | 2.52 |
| ROI % | -13.8% | +26.0% |
| Units P/L | -2.48u | +4.94u |
Travel
Last 30 days
| Metric | Sekulic | Ziegann |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 2 | 1 |
| Events | 3 | 1 |
| Matches | 6 | 2 |
| Distance | 1,545 mi · 2,486 km | 0 mi · 0 km |
| Route | VIE → CHN | VIE |
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
Sekulic has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Ziegann's 40%).
| Opponent | Sekulic | Ziegann |
|---|---|---|
| Stefan Storch | W 63 61 | W 64 63 |
| Moerani Bouzige | W | L 67 46 |
| Timofei Derepasko | W 75 63 | L 36 64 46 |
| Christopher Papa | W 62 63 | W 61 64 |
| Leo Borg | W 57 64 61 | L 46 76 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
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
Rodrigo Pacheco Mendez
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · Quarterfinals
Sep 18
Kenta Miyoshi
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 2nd Round
Sep 16
Joshua Charlton
M25 Darwin · 2nd Round
Oct 8
Luca Connaughton
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Oct 7
Jake Delaney
M25 Darwin · 1st Round
Sep 30
Filip Peliwo
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 14
Thantub Suksumrarn
Phan Thiet 4 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 13
Timofei Derepasko
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round
Sep 8
Yuta Kawahashi
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 3rd Round Qualifying
Sep 7
Christopher Papa
Phan Thiet 3 Challenger · 1st Round Qualifying
Sep 6
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 56–62 matches
| Metric | Sekulic | Ziegann |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 56% | 46% |
| Sets won | 53% | 46% |
| Games won | 52% | 49% |