Matt Hulme vs Linang Xiao — Brisbane 1 CH Qualifying Round 1

Brisbane 1 CH · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
AUS
Matt Hulme
#1097ATP
27 yrs · 191 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 February 2026
hard
CHN10
Linang Xiao
26 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Hulme M.
2-6 7-6 6-3
Xiao L.
Hulme M.
27762
Xiao L.
66131

Matt Hulme defeated Linang Xiao 2-6 7-6 6-3 in the Brisbane 1 CH qualifying round 1 on hard. The result followed the form book — Matt Hulme came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Hulme M.serving90% hold

wins 70% of points on serve vs Xiao L.

Xiao L.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Hulme M.

Serve-dominated — both hold easily, expect tiebreaks

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
Hulme M.Xiao L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
56%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
57%
54%
Service points won·Slight edge
67%
62%
Return points won·Even
35%
33%
Break points saved·Even
63%
62%
Aces / match·Dominant
9.7
4.7
Double faults / match·Clear edge
1.8
2.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (6 vs 3). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
Hulme M.
4.8
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 28 days (−0.3)
Xiao L.
3.5
Heavy underdogUmpiry ScorePartial · surface data limited
  • Extended break: 112 days (−1.5)
Form & Matchup
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0
2.2
Surface form
2.0
0.0Lost last 5
Win streak
0.0Lost last 2
Fatigue & Travel
7.0
Prev. match
Context
6.0
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.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Q2
Mitsui S.[2]
Sinclair C.[9]
7-666-746-4
Hazawa S.[12]
Mochizuki Y.[3]
6-16-4
Nakagawa N.[8]
Imamura M.[1]
6-46-4
Marinkov P.[4]
Bilozertsev N.[11]
6-36-4
Isomura K.[5]
Ferguson C.[7]
6-36-3
Hulme M.
Jones S.
6-16-0
Q1
Mitsui S.[2]
Walkin B.
4-66-26-3
Sinclair C.[9]
Dembo J.
6-36-2
Jones S.
Vithoontien L.[6]
6-36-1
Hulme M.
Xiao L.[10]
2-67-616-3
Marinkov P.[4]
Host T.
6-46-4
Bilozertsev N.[11]
Markovina D.
6-26-1
Imamura M.[1]
Delaney J.
5-76-46-2
Nakagawa N.[8]
Pearson K.
6-06-3
Mochizuki Y.[3]
Cook E.
6-26-3
Hazawa S.[12]
Wang A.
3-66-06-1
Isomura K.[5]
Papac T.
6-26-1
Ferguson C.[7]
Aguiard E.
6-46-4