Strong Kirchheimer vs Evan ZhuIndian Wells 2 CH Round of 32

Indian Wells 2 CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#638ATP
31 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 January 2024 ·
hard
#600ATP
28 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Kirchheimer S.
6-4 6-4
Zhu E.
Kirchheimer S.
662
Zhu E.
440

Strong Kirchheimer defeated Evan Zhu 6-4 6-4 in the Indian Wells 2 CH round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Evan Zhu came in ranked #600, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Strong Kirchheimer claimed a first win over Evan Zhu in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Strong Kirchheimer edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–4.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-11-20USA F38R16hardEvan Zhu6-3 6-4

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
63%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
67%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
58%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
60%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.6
2.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.1

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (132 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
5
10
Break points saved·Dominant
63
31
Break points won·Even
0
4
Deciding sets·Dominant
9
60
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
24
9

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
76

Zhu E.: 1 day rest · 3 matches, 59 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw