ATP Challenger Tour · Final · NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 2
Final score & match stats
Playing styles and historical archetype record
Simakin
⚙️ Grinder
Zhou
💥 Big Hitter
Matchup analysis
The 💥 Big Hitter archetype wins about 55% vs ⚙️ Grinder across 3,258 matches in our dataset. That is a small stylistic lean for Yi Zhou here.
Big Hitter players often use power groundstrokes and high winner count to pressure the grinder's relentless consistency. 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 | Simakin | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| W-L | 3–5 | 2–4 |
| Avg odds | 2.30 | 1.77 |
| ROI % | -39.8% | -57.2% |
| Units P/L | -3.18u | -3.43u |
Small sample: ROI stabilizes with more matches; fewer than 10 in the window is noisy.
Prior meetings and scores · 2 career meetings
2
Simakin
0
Zhou
Results vs. opponents both players faced · Last 12 months
Zhou has a higher win rate against shared opponents (50% vs Simakin's 17%).
| Opponent | Simakin | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Liam Draxl | L 46 76 26 | L 26 46 |
| Soonwoo Kwon | L 67 36 | L 26 26 |
| Sho Shimabukuro | L 36 36 | W 63 57 64 |
| Pavel Kotov | L 62 67 36 | L 16 02 |
| Frederico Ferreira Silva | L 46 26 | W 76 63 |
| Tung-Lin Wu | W 64 76 | W 36 76 64 |
Serve and return comparison · Last 90 days
| Stat | Simakin | Zhou |
|---|---|---|
| Serve | ||
| 1st Serve In % | 61.2% | 64.8% |
| 1st Serve Pts Won % | 70.7% | 76.9% |
| 2nd Serve Pts Won % | 53.8% | 55.5% |
| Aces / Match | 3.6 | 3.6 |
| Double Faults / Match | 2.6 | 2.4 |
| Break Points Saved % | 54.1% | 49.5% |
| Return | ||
| 1st Return Pts Won % | 23.7% | 37% |
| 2nd Return Pts Won % | 39.3% | 60.6% |
| BP Converted % | 22.1% | 43.4% |
| Rally | ||
| Winners / Match | 17.9 | 14.6 |
| Unforced Errors / Match | 27.8 | 27 |
| Net Pts Won % | 70.8% | 78.7% |
| Total Pts Won % | 47.2% | 57.1% |
| Surface (Hard) | ||
| Hard Win % | 50% | 33% |
Last five matches per player
Marco Cecchinato
Internazionali di Tennis Città di Perugia | G.I.MA. Tennis Cup · Round of 32
Jun 1
Liam Draxl
Roland Garros · 1st Round Qualifying
May 24
Laurent Lokoli
KIA Tunis Open · Round of 32
May 12
Soonwoo Kwon
Gwangju Open · Round of 16
Apr 15
Sho Shimabukuro
Renault Busan Open Tennis Championships · Round of 32
Apr 14
Matchup overview
Ilia Simakin and Yi Zhou face off in the Final at NovaWorld Phan Thiet Challenger 2 on Hard.
Ilia Simakin leads 2-0 over 2 previous meetings.
Ilia Simakin is 0-5 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Marco Cecchinato (Jun 1).
Yi Zhou is 1-4 over the last 5 matches. Latest result: L vs Matej Dodig (May 19).
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