ATP Challenger Tour · 1st Round Qualifying · Chicago
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Zhu
⚙️ Grinder
Cassone
⚙️ Grinder
Matchup analysis
Both Evan Zhu and Murphy Cassone are ⚙️ Grinder types. Mirror matchups usually come down to execution, fitness, and surface fit. Across 4,044 matches in our dataset, the historical split is about even.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Zhu | Cassone |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 7–2 | 1–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.84 | 1.70 |
| ROI % | +96.8% | -58.3% |
| Units P/L | +8.71u | -2.33u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 3 career meetings
1
Zhu
2
Cassone
Jul 12, 2025
Los Cabos
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
Jul 9, 2023
Chicago
H Hard · 1st Round Qualifying
May 30, 2022
Little Rock
H Hard · 2nd Round Qualifying
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Cassone has a higher win rate against shared opponents (67% vs Zhu's 33%).
| Opponent | Zhu | Cassone |
|---|---|---|
| Hoyoung Roh | L | W 60 62 |
| Yuta Shimizu | W 61 26 63 | L 76 67 67 |
| Philip Sekulic | L 57 36 | W 61 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Zhu | Cassone |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 60.6% | 63.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 68.2% | 71.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 51.4% | 44.7% |
| Aces / Match | 4 | 6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 3.1 | 3 |
| Break Points Saved % | 53.9% | 47.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 35.2% | 24.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 50.2% | 37.6% |
| BP Converted % | 46% | 37.2% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 19.7 | 18.5 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 40.3 | 35.8 |
| Net Pts Won % | 68.3% | 88.9% |
| Total Pts Won % | 50.7% | 46.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 46% | 0% |
Last five matches per player
Yuta Shimizu
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 16
Jun 4
Daniel Milavsky
Texas Spine and Joint Men's Championship · Round of 32
Jun 3
Ronald Hohmann
UAMS Health Little Rock Open · Round of 32
May 26
Liam Broady
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · Round of 32
Apr 14
Pavel Kotov
Challenger Cherbourg La Manche · Quarterfinals
Mar 13
Matchup overview
Evan Zhu and Murphy Cassone face off in the 1st Round Qualifying at Chicago on Hard.
Evan Zhu leads 1-2 over 3 previous meetings.
Evan Zhu is 2-3 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Hoyoung Roh (Jun 16).
Murphy Cassone is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Yuta Shimizu (Jun 4).
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