Michael Zheng vs Liam Draxl — Little Rock CH Semi-final

Little Rock CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
USA
Michael Zheng
#121ATP
1695ELO
1672Hard ELO
$310kYTD
$502kCAREER
22 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 May 2025
hard
Liam Draxl
CAN2
Liam Draxl
#223ATP
1592ELO
1565Hard ELO
$201kYTD
$642kCAREER
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWW
Zheng M.
6-4 6-4
Draxl L.
Zheng M.
662
Draxl L.
440

Michael Zheng defeated Liam Draxl 6-4 6-4 in the Little Rock CH semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Michael Zheng came in ranked #121.

Key context

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng M.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Draxl L.

Draxl L.serving74% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng M.

Serve advantage — Zheng M.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Zheng M.Draxl L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
53%
48%
Service points won·Even
65%
62%
Return points won·Even
41%
40%
Break points saved·Slight edge
65%
60%
Aces / match·Even
4.6
4.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.6
3.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (46 vs 108). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zheng M.
4.3
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 308 days (−1.5)
Draxl L.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 35 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
6.6+106 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.4Hard Elo 1565
6.7Overall Elo 1695
ELO gap
3.3Overall Elo 1592
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
3.4
Surface form
5.8
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
Surface transition
6.0
Context
5.0
Defending pts
6.0

The Umpiry Score combines match-context factors — matchup, form, fatigue, travel and motivation — into a single 0–10 score, updated daily. Read how it works.

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng M.Draxl L.
Freshness·Slight edge
92
98

Zheng M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Draxl L.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Final
Kypson P.
Zheng M.
6-11-67-5
Semi-finals
Kypson P.
Andrade A.
6-36-2
Zheng M.
Draxl L.[2]
6-46-4
Quarter-finals
Draxl L.[2]
Miyoshi K.
7-646-4
Kypson P.
Noguchi R.
6-16-2
Zheng M.
Martin A.
6-46-2
Andrade A.
Nakagawa N.
6-46-1
R16
Andrade A.
Kozlov S.
6-14-67-5
Zheng M.
Soriano Barrera A.
6-26-1
Martin A.
Shimizu Y.[3]
6-16-4
Noguchi R.
Jubb P.[8]
7-56-3
Draxl L.[2]
Maloney P.
6-46-1
Miyoshi K.
Milavsky D.
6-26-4
Kypson P.
Zink T.
6-46-4
Nakagawa N.
Galarneau A.[4]
6-36-4
R32
Miyoshi K.
Rodriguez Taverna S.[5]
7-55-1
Zink T.
Wu T.
7-635-4
Jubb P.[8]
Sell K.
7-56-3
Nakagawa N.
Kotzen A.
6-46-4
Draxl L.[2]
Jodar R.
7-56-2
Kozlov S.
Dougaz A.[7]
5-76-36-2
Zheng M.
Langmo C.
6-26-2
Kypson P.
Krueger M.[1]
6-34-66-4
Shimizu Y.[3]
Mejia N.
7-646-0
Milavsky D.
Bouzige M.
6-46-4
Noguchi R.
Zhou Y.
6-46-4
Martin A.
Chung H.
6-36-2
Andrade A.
Ivashka I.
7-646-2
Maloney P.
Kicker N.
5-76-26-3
Soriano Barrera A.
Escoffier A.[6]
7-57-64
Galarneau A.[4]
Nanda G.
6-36-3