Colton Smith vs Bu YunchaoketeLincoln Quarter-final

Lincoln · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
#181ATP
1577ELO
1566Hard ELO
$154kYTD
$480kCAREER
23 yrs
Last 10
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Sets
Friday, 17 July 2026 ·
hard
CENTER COURT · 1st on
#109ATP
1709ELO
1644Hard ELO
24 yrs · 185 cm · Right-handed
Last 10
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Smith C.
vs
Yunchaokete B.

Colton Smith faces Bu Yunchaokete in the Lincoln quarter-final on hard. Bu Yunchaokete holds the paper edge — ranked #109, a roughly 80-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 15:50 UTC
Smith C.28%
Yunchaokete B.72%
Toss-up
50–58%
Slight edge
58–67%
Clear favourite
67–80%
Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Yunchaokete B. 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

  • Freshness: Colton Smith comes in with 1 days of rest and 53 games in 14d, vs Bu Yunchaokete's 1 and 91.
  • Under pressure: In the tight moments, Colton Smith has rated higher under pressure (Clutch Rating 62 vs 36).

Umpiry Score

Pre-match
5.5
Slight disadvantageUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
6.3
Marginal edgeUmpiry Score
  • Back-to-back day (−0.5)
Form & Matchup
4.0Hard Elo 1566
Surface ELO
6.0+78 Hard Elo edge
3.4Overall Elo 1577
ELO gap
6.6Overall Elo 1709
5.0No prior meetings
H2H
5.0No prior meetings
7.68 of last 10 on hard
Surface form
8.18 of last 10 on hard
Fatigue & Travel
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
3-set count
7.01 three-setter in 14 days
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.

27 vs 25 matches

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
64%
61%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
74%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
51%
58%
Service points won·Slight edge
61%
68%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
34%
Break points saved·Even
64%
68%
Aces / match·Clear edge
4.4
6.5
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
1.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (27 vs 25). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season
Smith C.serving85% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Yunchaokete B.

Yunchaokete B.serving86% hold

wins 67% of points on serve vs Smith C.

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
36
Break points saved·Even
94
97
Break points won·Dominant
52
26
Deciding sets·Dominant
92
38
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
8
16

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Slight edge
71
65

Smith C.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 53 games (7d) · Yunchaokete B.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 56 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather forecast
33°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 44%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Draw