Tung Lin Wu vs Luca Castelnuovo — Shanghai Round of 16

Shanghai · CHALLENGER · Round of 16

TPE

Tung Lin Wu

#370ATP

1406ELO

1376Hard ELO

28 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed

Last 10

WLLWWLLLWL

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Sets

Thursday, 10 September 2026 · 17:30

hard

CENTER COURT · 3rd on

SUIQ

Luca Castelnuovo

#461ATP

1176ELO

1166Hard ELO

29 yrs · 185 cm · Left-handed

Last 10

WWLLLLWLLL

Lin Wu T.

Castelnuovo L.

Tung Lin Wu faces Luca Castelnuovo in the Shanghai round of 16 on hard. Tung Lin Wu holds the paper edge — ranked #370, a roughly 210-point hard Elo advantage.

Win Probability

Pre-match · updated 16:50 UTC

Lin Wu T.67%

Castelnuovo L.33%

Toss-up
50–58%

Slight edge
58–67%

Clear favourite
67–80%

Strong favourite
80%+

Clear favourite · Lin Wu T. 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

Last match: Luca Castelnuovo dropped the opening set before beating Chun Hsin Tseng 3–6 7–6 6–2.
Fatigue load: Luca Castelnuovo carries the heavier recent load — 2 three-setters to 1 in the past fortnight.
Surface form: Tung Lin Wu 3 of 5, Luca Castelnuovo 2 of 5 on hard recently — Tung Lin Wu the sharper of late.

Common opponents

Last 12 months

No common opponents in the last 12 months.

Includes tour-level, 125s, qualifying and team events (⚑). Walkovers excluded. Describes past results in different contexts — not a prediction.

Umpiry Score

Pre-match

Lin Wu T.

6.4

Marginal edgeUmpiry Score

Castelnuovo L.

4.8

Heavy underdogUmpiry Score

Form & Matchup

7.6+210 Hard Elo edge

Surface ELO

2.4Hard Elo 1166

7.9Overall Elo 1406

ELO gap

2.1Overall Elo 1176

5.0No prior meetings

H2H

5.0No prior meetings

3.84 of last 10 on hard

Surface form

4.34 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.

23 vs 9 matches

Statistics

This season

Lin Wu T.Castelnuovo L.

1st serve in·Clear edge

72%

57%

1st serve points won·Slight edge

70%

76%

2nd serve points won·Even

55%

51%

Service points won·Even

66%

65%

Return points won·Even

40%

36%

Break points saved·Slight edge

63%

53%

Aces / match·Clear edge

3.3

6.2

Double faults / match·Clear edge

1.3

2.8

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (23 vs 9). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Serve vs return

This season

Lin Wu T.serving88% hold

wins 69% of points on serve vs Castelnuovo L.

Castelnuovo L.serving81% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Lin Wu T.

Serve advantage — Lin Wu T.

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

Freshness

Recent load

Lin Wu T.Castelnuovo L.

Freshness·Clear edge

Lin Wu T.: 1 day rest · 1 match, 21 games (7d) · Castelnuovo L.: 1 day rest · 2 matches, 48 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

When it starts

3rd on CENTER COURT · Not Before 5:30 PM · 2 matches still to finish ahead

1Tomic B. v Ivashka I.15:00
2Cui J. v Zhou Y.16:30
3Lin Wu T. v Castelnuovo L.This match

Conditions

Court speed

Fastbig serves, short points

SlowFast

Weather forecast

29°COvercast

Wind 10 km/hHumidity 49%

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.