Fajing Sun vs Braden ShickCary Round of 32

Cary · CHALLENGER · Round of 32
#261ATP
1505ELO
1478Hard ELO
$32kYTD
$490kCAREER
29 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sets
Monday, 29 June 2026 ·
hard
#330ATP
1384ELO
1358Hard ELO
22 yrs · 183 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Sun F.
vs
Shick B.

Fajing Sun faces Braden Shick in the Cary round of 32 on hard. Fajing Sun is the paper favourite — ranked #261, a roughly 120-point hard Elo advantage — but Braden Shick arrives in form, winning 5 of their last 7 on hard to Fajing Sun's 2.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 02:20 UTC
Sun F.74%
Shick B.26%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Sun F. clearly ahead, but no certainty

Calibrated model · 63% favourite accuracy (2025–26, out-of-sample). Probability is a statistical estimate, not a certainty. How it works.

Key context

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.7
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
5.9
Even matchUmpiry Score
Form & Matchup
6.5+120 Hard Elo edge
Surface ELO
3.5Hard Elo 1358
6.5Overall Elo 1505
ELO gap
3.5Overall Elo 1384
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
4.15 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
7.68 of last 10 on hard
0.0Lost last 4
Win streak
0.0
Context
5.0Didn't play here last year
Defending pts
5.0Didn't play here last year

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.

Form trajectory

Sun F.Sliding
Shick B.Rising

Direction of recent form — results vs Elo expectation blended with serve/return vs each player's baseline, over the last few months. About

33 vs 16 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
53%
1st serve points won·Even
72%
69%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
54%
48%
Service points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
Return points won·Even
38%
41%
Break points saved·Slight edge
66%
55%
Aces / match·Even
3.5
3.6
Double faults / match·Dominant
1.5
3.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (33 vs 16). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Sun F.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Shick B.

Shick B.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Sun F.

Serve advantage — Sun F.

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

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.