Yi Zhou vs Taro Daniel — Seoul CH Round of 16

Seoul CH · CHALLENGER · Round of 16
CHN
Yi Zhou
#236ATP
1456ELO
1445Hard ELO
21 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWWW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 27 October 2025
hard
Taro Daniel
JPN8
Taro Daniel
#194ATP
1567ELO
1512Hard ELO
33 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WWLWWWWWWW
Zhou Y.
6-7 6-3 6-0
Daniel T.
Zhou Y.
68662
Daniel T.
710301

Yi Zhou defeated Taro Daniel 6-7 6-3 6-0 in the Seoul CH round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Taro Daniel came in ranked #194, defending last year's final.

Key context

  • Match story: Yi Zhou dropped the opening set before beating Taro Daniel 6–7 6–3 6–0.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhou Y.serving88% hold

wins 68% of points on serve vs Daniel T.

Daniel T.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Zhou Y.

Serve advantage — Zhou Y.

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
Zhou Y.Daniel T.
1st serve in·Even
62%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
71%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
51%
Service points won·Even
64%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
35%
Break points saved·Even
62%
63%
Aces / match·Clear edge
6.3
4.4
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.5
1.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 68). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhou Y.Daniel T.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
13
42
Break points saved·Slight edge
87
93
Break points won·Clear edge
13
37
Deciding sets·Clear edge
1
16
Tiebreaks·Dominant
14
81

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

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Zhou Y.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Recent retirement (−1.5)
Daniel T.
6.2
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
4.7Hard Elo 1445
Surface ELO
5.3+67 Hard Elo edge
4.7Overall Elo 1456
ELO gap
5.3Overall Elo 1567
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
3.8
0.0
Win streak
0.0Lost last 3
Fatigue & Travel
5.0
Minutes 14d
9.2
7.0
3-set count
8.0
Prev. match
9.0
Context
6.0
Defending pts

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
Zhou Y.Daniel T.
Freshness·Slight edge
76
69

Zhou Y.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 65 games (7d) · Daniel T.: 1 day rest · 4 matches, 75 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Final
Shimabukuro S.
Wong C.[5]
6-46-3
Semi-finals
Wong C.[5]
Zhou Y.
7-624-66-2
Shimabukuro S.
Ymer E.
6-14-66-3
Quarter-finals
Ymer E.
Rodionov J.[4]
6-43-66-2
Zhou Y.
Ferreira Silva F.
7-666-3
Wong C.[5]
Yunchaokete B.[2]
6-36-4
Shimabukuro S.
Samrej K.
6-36-4
R16
Shimabukuro S.
Noguchi R.
6-46-3
Samrej K.
Crawford O.
6-43-66-4
Rodionov J.[4]
Shimizu Y.
2-67-56-4
Ymer E.
Isomura K.
6-26-3
Ferreira Silva F.
Nishioka Y.[3]
6-05-77-65
Wong C.[5]
Hsu Y.
6-47-63
Yunchaokete B.[2]
Huesler M.
6-14-66-1
Zhou Y.
Daniel T.[8]
6-786-36-0
R32
Isomura K.
Watanuki Y.[7]
5-2
Shimabukuro S.
Jasika O.
6-35-77-64
Crawford O.
Rocha H.[6]
6-16-4
Rodionov J.[4]
Sekulic P.
7-646-4
Shimizu Y.
Imamura M.
7-56-4
Ymer E.
Tokuda R.
5-76-16-0
Daniel T.[8]
Uchiyama Y.
7-55-76-2
Zhou Y.
Sin S.
7-606-0
Ferreira Silva F.
Johns G.
6-46-1
Wong C.[5]
Chung H.
6-36-2
Yunchaokete B.[2]
Park U.
7-56-4
Noguchi R.
Duckworth J.[1]
1-67-56-3
Samrej K.
Mochizuki Y.
6-46-3
Hsu Y.
Ajdukovic D.
6-36-4
Huesler M.
Shin W.
6-46-2
Nishioka Y.[3]
Barton H.
6-36-2