ATP Challenger Tour · Quarterfinals · WUNING OPEN 1
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sun
🪃 Counterpuncher
Boulais
🛡️ The Spoiler
Matchup analysis
The 🪃 Counterpuncher archetype wins about 54% vs 🛡️ The Spoiler across 1,327 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Fajing Sun here.
Counterpuncher players often use elite bp conversion and strong return game to pressure the the spoiler's strong court coverage. On Hard, that can swing with conditions.
Hypothetical if you put 1u on each player to win every one of their matches · Last 90 days
| Metric | Sun | Boulais |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–6 | 5–3 |
| Avg odds | 2.00 | 1.98 |
| ROI % | +22.4% | +9.9% |
| Units P/L | +4.25u | +0.79u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Sun
0
Boulais
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sun has a higher win rate against shared opponents (71% vs Boulais's 57%).
| Opponent | Sun | Boulais |
|---|---|---|
| Jay Friend | L 26 26 | W 26 63 75 |
| Giles Hussey | W 62 36 62 | L 46 46 |
| Philip Sekulic | W 76 63 | W 46 76 64 |
| Kaichi Uchida | W 64 62 | W 63 64 |
| Hyeon Chung | W 63 76 | W 64 64 |
| Hayato Matsuoka | W 62 26 62 | L 46 36 |
| Omar Jasika | L 62 26 46 | L 57 26 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sun | Boulais |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.9% | 59.4% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 75.8% | 68.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.4% | 48.9% |
| Aces / Match | 5.5 | 3.5 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 3.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.7% | 51.3% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.9% | 33.1% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.1% | 48.5% |
| BP Converted % | 45.3% | 39.9% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.5 | 19.1 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.7 | 31.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 57% | 61.3% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.3% | 50.6% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 70% | 64% |
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Match summary
Fajing Sun and Justin Boulais will meet in the quarterfinals of the WUNING OPEN 1 on hard court. Sun enters as the higher-ranked player at number 251, while Boulais sits at number 449. This will be their first career matchup against each other.
Boulais has shown solid recent form on hard courts, posting a 12-8 record on the surface. Sun, ranked higher, has compiled a 10-10 hard court mark over the same period. Both players have been active, each competing in multiple matches within the last two weeks.
Sun has built momentum lately, winning four of his last five matches and maintaining a two-match winning streak heading into this quarterfinal. Boulais has won three of five recent contests and enters on a one-match streak. When they've faced common opponents, Sun and Boulais have shown mixed results, each finding success against some of the same players.
Sun operates as a counterpuncher who thrives on reading the game and reacting to his opponent's pace. Boulais plays the role of a spoiler, the kind of competitor who can derail favorites on any given day. Their contrasting approaches should create an interesting dynamic on the hard court surface.
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