ATP Challenger Tour · Round of 16 · WUNING OPEN 1
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Sun
🪃 Counterpuncher
Sekulic
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 56% vs 🪃 Counterpuncher across 3,491 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Philip Sekulic here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the counterpuncher's elite bp conversion. 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 | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 13–6 | 7–5 |
| Avg odds | 2.00 | 1.47 |
| ROI % | +22.4% | -21.2% |
| Units P/L | +4.25u | -2.54u |
Prior meetings and scores · 1 career meeting
1
Sun
0
Sekulic
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Sun has a higher win rate against shared opponents (60% vs Sekulic's 40%).
| Opponent | Sun | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Maximus Jones | L 26 16 | W 67 63 61 |
| Rio Noguchi | L 67 64 67 | L 26 67 |
| Alex Bolt | W 67 63 63 | L 26 16 |
| Justin Boulais | W 61 61 | L 64 67 46 |
| Hyeon Chung | W 63 76 | W 64 63 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Sun | Sekulic |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 57.9% | 62.2% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 75.8% | 74.4% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 52.4% | 48.3% |
| Aces / Match | 5.5 | 7.7 |
| Double Faults / Match | 1.9 | 4.1 |
| Break Points Saved % | 56.7% | 32.6% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 30.9% | 30.9% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 52.1% | 47.6% |
| BP Converted % | 45.3% | 43.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 20.5 | 22.3 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 30.7 | 30.6 |
| Net Pts Won % | 57% | 54.6% |
| Total Pts Won % | 52.3% | 50.3% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 70% | 58% |
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Match summary
Fajing Sun and Philip Sekulic will meet in the Round of 16 at the Wuning Open 1 on April 8, 2026. The match takes place on an outdoor hard court, with Sun ranked 251st in the world and Sekulic sitting at 364th. These two players have never faced each other before, so there's no head to head history to draw upon as they enter this tournament.
Both competitors have been playing well recently, each winning four of their last five matches. Sun and Sekulic have also faced some of the same opponents in recent weeks, with mixed results between them. The two have split their encounters against common players, making it difficult to predict how their styles will clash when they finally meet.
On hard courts specifically, Sekulic holds a slight edge with a 55 percent win rate compared to Sun's 45 percent. Sun has won three of his last five matches on the surface, while Sekulic has also been solid with four wins in his last five hard court outings. Both players are coming off matches just a day ago and have played multiple times in the past two weeks.
Sun and Sekulic are both counterpunchers who thrive by reading their opponent and responding to aggression. This matchup of similar styles should make for an interesting tactical battle on the hard court. The outcome will likely depend on who can stay more patient and capitalize on the other's mistakes throughout the match.
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