Arthur Gea vs Michael Zheng — Noumea CH Semi-final

Noumea CH · CHALLENGER · Semi-final
FRA
Arthur Gea
#137ATP
1597ELO
1610Hard ELO
$352kYTD
$604kCAREER
21 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 5 January 2026
hard
USA6
Michael Zheng
#121ATP
1695ELO
1672Hard ELO
$310kYTD
$502kCAREER
22 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWWWLLLW
Gea A.
4-6 6-1 6-4
Zheng M.
Gea A.
4662
Zheng M.
6141

Arthur Gea defeated Michael Zheng 4-6 6-1 6-4 in the Noumea CH semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Michael Zheng came in ranked #121.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Gea A.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zheng M.

Zheng M.serving77% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Gea A.

Serve advantage — Gea A.

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
Gea A.Zheng M.
1st serve in·Slight edge
58%
64%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
75%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
52%
50%
Service points won·Slight edge
66%
61%
Return points won·Even
39%
39%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
61%
Aces / match·Clear edge
5.6
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
0.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (30 vs 11). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Gea A.
4.7
Heavy underdogUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 56 days (−0.7)
Zheng M.
5.6
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Extended break: 77 days (−1.2)
Form & Matchup
4.2Hard Elo 1610
Surface ELO
5.8+62 Hard Elo edge
3.7Overall Elo 1597
ELO gap
6.3Overall Elo 1695
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
5.8
Surface form
8.5
0.0
Win streak
0.0
Fatigue & Travel
6.0
Surface transition
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
Gea A.Zheng M.
Freshness·Clear edge
75
92

Gea A.: 4 days rest · 3 matches, 72 games (7d) · Zheng M.: 11 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Final
Gea A.
Rodionov J.[5]
6-34-67-5
Semi-finals
Rodionov J.[5]
Ellis B.
6-46-756-3
Gea A.
Zheng M.[6]
4-66-16-4
Quarter-finals
Ellis B.
Tomic B.[8]
7-643-66-4
Rodionov J.[5]
Thompson J.[1]
6-46-4
Zheng M.[6]
Tabur C.
3-66-46-2
Gea A.
Draxl L.[2]
6-36-2
R16
Tomic B.[8]
Watt J.
6-43-64-1
Zheng M.[6]
Added D.
6-26-1
Tabur C.
Droguet T.[3]
6-746-46-4
Draxl L.[2]
Bouzige M.
6-46-2
Thompson J.[1]
Moreno De Alboran N.
6-46-3
Rodionov J.[5]
Langmo C.
6-36-4
Ellis B.
Ilagan A.
7-657-64
Gea A.
Diaz Acosta F.
7-656-3
R32
Thompson J.[1]
Hudd E.
6-37-65
Added D.
Sinclair C.
6-36-746-2
Tabur C.
Seyboth Wild T.
4-66-16-4
Droguet T.[3]
Onclin G.
6-36-2
Gea A.
Barrena A.[7]
6-46-0
Bouzige M.
Peniston R.
4-67-696-4
Draxl L.[2]
Heide G.
7-653-66-3
Rodionov J.[5]
Bernet H.
6-43-66-0
Ellis B.
Herbert P.[4]
7-54-66-4
Moreno De Alboran N.
Chazal M.
6-47-66
Langmo C.
Ogura K.
6-46-4
Tomic B.[8]
Glinka D.
6-46-3
Diaz Acosta F.
Dussin L.
6-26-3
Ilagan A.
Delaney J.
6-46-757-66
Watt J.
Vithoontien L.
7-656-1
Zheng M.[6]
Jasika O.
6-46-2