Maxim Zhukov vs Naoki Tajima — Suzhou CH Qualifying Round 2

Suzhou CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
RUS10
Maxim Zhukov
#522ATP
21 yrs · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2025
hard
Naoki Tajima
JPN
Naoki Tajima
#1412ATP
25 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLL
Zhukov M.
6-2 6-3
Tajima N.
Zhukov M.
662
Tajima N.
230

Maxim Zhukov defeated Naoki Tajima 6-2 6-3 in the Suzhou CH qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhukov M.serving84% hold

wins 65% of points on serve vs Tajima N.

Tajima N.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zhukov M.

Serve advantage — Zhukov 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
Zhukov M.Tajima N.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
52%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
67%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
49%
39%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Clear edge
41%
29%
Break points saved·Even
56%
54%
Aces / match·Slight edge
3.4
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
5.1
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (22 vs 6). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhukov M.
6.4
Marginal edgeUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
Tajima N.
4.1
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
6.0
Surface form
1.3
Win streak
0.0Lost last 7
Fatigue & Travel
5.6
Minutes 14d
7.0
3-set count
Context
5.0
Defending pts
5.0

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
Zhukov M.Tajima N.
Freshness·
—
100

Tajima N.: 21 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Q2
Wu T.[12]
Samrej K.[2]
7-56-3
Huang T.[5]
Agafonov E.[8]
7-56-4
Takahashi Y.[3]
Fomin S.[7]
7-53-66-4
Sultanov K.[1]
Kikuchi Y.
6-26-4
Kumasaka T.[11]
Zhu E.
6-16-3
Zhukov M.[10]
Tajima N.
6-26-3
Q1
Samrej K.[2]
Uesugi K.
7-657-63
Kikuchi Y.
Palan D.[9]
6-36-4
Huang T.[5]
Rawat S.
6-17-5
Agafonov E.[8]
Sinha N.
7-56-2
Fomin S.[7]
Bayldon B.
6-36-1
Zhu E.
Matsuda R.[4]
7-633-66-3
Zhukov M.[10]
Matsuda K.
6-36-766-4
Wu T.[12]
Dev S.
6-17-5
Takahashi Y.[3]
Leong M.
3-66-36-4
Kumasaka T.[11]
Watanabe S.
6-33-66-4
Tajima N.
Isomura K.[6]
6-36-4