Thando Longwe-Smit vs Zaharije-Zak TalicPrediction, Head-to-Head Results, and Stats
Thando Longwe-Smit and Zaharije-Zak Talic have met 1 time since 2026; Thando Longwe-Smit leads 1–0. Across all meetings Longwe-Smit has taken 2 sets to Talic's 0. Their most recent meeting: Thando Longwe-Smit won at M15 Gaborone (2026).
Spread & Straight-Sets Form
Completed best-of-3 matches · Last 12 months
| Indicator | Longwe-Smit | Talic | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indicator | Thando Longwe-Smit | Zaharije-Zak Talic | ||
| Wins in straight sets | 71% | 5/7 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins a set when losing | 31% | 4/13 | 20% | 1/5 |
| Goes to a deciding set | 30% | 6/20 | 33% | 2/6 |
| Covers −1.5 sets as favorite | 67% | 4/6 | — | |
| Covers +1.5 sets as underdog | 27% | 3/11 | 40% | 2/5 |
| Tiebreak sets won | 75% | 3/4 | 33% | 1/3 |
| Wins after taking set 1 | 88% | 7/8 | 0% | 0/1 |
| Wins 2-0 after taking set 1 | 63% | 5/8 | 0% | 0/1 |
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. Small sample — read with care. Head-to-head: 1 of 1 completed meetings ended in straight sets (Longwe-Smit 1, Talic 0).
Style Matchup
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Longwe-Smit
⚙️ Grinder
Talic
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Thando Longwe-Smit and Zaharije-Zak Talic are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit, across 654 matches in our dataset the historical split is about even.
Previous meetings
1 career meeting, newest first
May 12, 2026
M15 Gaborone
H Hard · 1st Round
Player ROI
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Longwe-Smit | Talic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 0–1 | - |
| Avg odds | 4.22 | - |
| 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 | Longwe-Smit | Talic |
|---|---|---|
| Countries | 1 | — |
| Events | 1 | — |
| Matches | 1 | — |
| Distance | — | — |
| Route | TUN | — |
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
Longwe-Smit has a higher win rate against shared opponents (100% vs Talic's 0%).
| Opponent | Longwe-Smit | Talic |
|---|---|---|
| Lev Seidman | W 60 36 76 | L 46 36 |
Recent Form
Last five matches per player
Toufik Sahtali
M15 Monastir · 1st Round
Aug 26
Alec Beckley
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 2nd Round Qualifying
Jun 1
Laurence Teunissen
RISE CENTURION OPEN · 1st Round Qualifying
May 31
Alec Beckley
M15 Gaborone · 2nd Round
May 21
Lev Seidman
M15 Gaborone · 1st Round
May 19
Rocco Piatti
M15 Gaborone · Quarterfinals
May 15
Stefan Storch
M15 Gaborone · 2nd Round
May 14
Zaharije-Zak Talic
M15 Gaborone · 1st Round
May 12
Eric Tripathi
Futures 2026
Jul 13
Ntungamili Raguin
M15 Gaborone · 1st Round
May 19
Thando Longwe-Smit
M15 Gaborone · 1st Round
May 12
Lev Seidman
M15 Mbombela · 2nd Round
May 7
Dylan Salton
M15 Mbombela · 1st Round
May 6
Benjamin O'Connell
M15 Mbombela · 1st Round
Apr 30
Ajeet Rai
Playford · 1st Round Qualifying
Oct 22
Daisuke Sumizawa
Burnie · 1st Round Qualifying
Jan 29
Win rate
Matches, sets and games won · Last 12 months · 6–20 matches
| Metric | Longwe-Smit | Talic |
|---|---|---|
| Matches won | 35% | 17% |
| Sets won | 39% | 21% |
| Games won | 46% | 41% |
Record by tier
Head-to-head record by tournament tier
| Stage | Longwe-Smit | Talic |
|---|---|---|
| ITF M15 | 1 | 0 |
By surface
Head-to-head record per surface
| Surface | Longwe-Smit | Talic |
|---|---|---|
| Hard | 1 | 0 |
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