ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 32 · Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships
Final score
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Bolt
🤖 Servebot
McCabe
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
🤖 Servebot vs 💥 Big Hitter is historically tight (51% vs 49%, 8,831 matches). Neither style has a clear edge, so form, surface, and H2H matter most when Alex Bolt plays James McCabe.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Bolt | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 11–9 | 8–7 |
| Avg odds | 2.37 | 2.14 |
| ROI % | +0.9% | -2.3% |
| Units P/L | +0.18u | -0.35u |
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
1
Bolt
1
McCabe
Apr 8, 2026
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships
H Hard · Round of 32
Nov 3, 2022
Sydney
H Hard · Round of 16
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
McCabe has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Bolt's 50%).
| Opponent | Bolt | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Adam Walton | L 26 63 67 | L 36 67 |
| Fajing Sun | L 76 36 36 | L 46 46 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | W 46 64 76 | W 75 76 |
| Dane Sweeny | W 63 64 | W 67 61 76 |
| Tristan Schoolkate | L 63 67 46 | L 63 67 26 |
| Hiroki Moriya | W 63 36 63 | W 64 63 |
| Kokoro Isomura | W 75 63 | W 62 63 |
| Pavle Marinkov | W 63 75 | W 62 76 |
| Marc Polmans | L 67 57 | W 62 76 |
| Rinky Hijikata | L 36 36 | L 67 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Bolt | McCabe |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 64% | 61.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.5% | 72.1% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.8% | 52.8% |
| Aces / Match | 6.9 | 6.3 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.6 | 2.7 |
| Break Points Saved % | 69.3% | 62.8% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 27% | 24.7% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 45.5% | 44.7% |
| BP Converted % | 37.4% | 28.6% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 34 | 16.8 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 34.8 | 28.5 |
| Net Pts Won % | 67.9% | 55% |
| Total Pts Won % | 48.5% | 48.7% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 60% |
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Match summary
Alex Bolt and James McCabe will meet in the Round of 32 of the Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships on April 12, 2026. The match takes place on an outdoor hard court, where both players have shown solid form. Bolt enters as the higher-ranked player at number 154, while McCabe holds the number 235 ranking.
The two have faced each other once before, with McCabe claiming the victory in that meeting. This will be their second encounter on the professional circuit. Neither player has an extensive history against the other, so each will approach this match without significant tactical familiarity.
Bolt has won 13 of his last 20 matches on hard courts, maintaining a 65 percent win rate on the surface. He comes off a loss and has played two matches in the past two weeks, with a 60 percent win rate over his last five outings. McCabe has gone 12 and 8 on hard courts this year and is currently riding a one-match winning streak. He owns a 60 percent win rate in his last ten matches and hasn't played in twenty days.
Bolt relies primarily on his serve as his chief weapon and generates most of his offense from that strength. McCabe brings a more well-rounded game with balanced technical skills across serving, returning, and court play. On hard courts, where pace favors aggressive serving, Bolt's approach can be effective, though McCabe's versatility may allow him to adapt across the match.
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