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Linang Xiao vs Boris Butulija — M15 Shenzhen Quarter-final

M15 ShenzhenQuarter-finalHardFri 23 Oct · 10:00Final2h 57m

Boris Butulija defeated Linang Xiao in the quarterfinals of the M15 Shenzhen tournament, prevailing 6-3, 3-6, 7-6 on hard courts. Butulija hit 8 aces to Xiao's 5 and had a first-serve win percentage of 78 compared to Xiao's 70. Both players converted 3 service breaks, with Butulija converting 50% of break points and Xiao converting 100%.

Generated automatically from Umpiry match data.

Key context

  • Match story: Boris Butulija closed it out in three sets, 6–3 3–6 7–6.

How the match was decided

Auto-generated

Butulija B. came through in three sets, breaking once in each.

  • Breaks of serveButulija B. 3 · Xiao L. 3
  • 1st-serve points wonButulija B. 78% · Xiao L. 70%
  • AcesButulija B. 8 · Xiao L. 5

Turning points

When the match moved
  1. Set 11–3BreakButulija B. · Broke, never broken back
  2. Set 24–3Break backButulija B. · Broke back
  3. Set 25–3BreakXiao L. · Broke, never broken back
  4. Set 34–4Break backButulija B. · Broke back
Serve flowXiao L. broken 3 times · Butulija B. broken 3 times.
  • Hold to love/15
  • Hold to 30
  • Hold to 40 / deuce
  • Broken
  • Result unknown
Xiao L.
12/15Butulija B.
12/15
Set 1Set 2Set 3

Match momentum

Whole matchXiao L.Butulija B.
EvenXiao L.Butulija B.
Late momentumXiao L.8
6Last 12 points6
11Last 3 games9
3/3Break points3/6

Break of serve

Match statistics

Xiao L.Butulija B.
Serve
  • 5Aces8
  • 5Double faults6
  • 57% · 55/961st serve %63% · 52/83
  • 70%1st serve points won78%
  • 46% · 19/412nd serve points won39% · 12/31
  • 59% · 57/96Service points won64% · 53/83
  • 80% · 12/15Service games held80% · 12/15
Return
  • 36% · 30/83Return points won41% · 39/96
  • 21% · 11/521st return points won31% · 17/55
  • 61% · 19/312nd return points won54% · 22/41
  • 100%Break points won50%
  • 3Breaks of serve3
Points
  • 87Total points won92
  • 6Most points in a row8
  • 4Most games in a row3

Serve & return performance

Key performance gaps
First-serve pointsButulija B. won 78% of points behind the first serve, Xiao L. 70%. Largest performance gap of the match.+8 ptsXiao L.1st-serve pts won70%Butulija B.1st-serve pts won78%

Common opponents

0 shared · last 12 months
No common opponents in the last 12 months. Surface form and ELO carry more weight here.

Head-to-head

1 meeting · Butulija B. leads 1–0
01

Draw

Closing odds

Player context

Before the match
Xiao L.Butulija B.1 540ELO1 4891 518Hard ELO1 4713–7Last 107–326Age27173 cmHeight185 cmRightPlaysLeft

Match info

  • Started10:00 local
  • Duration2h 57m

Cite this

Boris Butulija beat Linang Xiao 3-6 6-3 6-7(5). Umpiry, "Linang Xiao vs Boris Butulija — M15 Shenzhen Quarter-final", https://umpiry.com/match/2026-10-23/butulija-vs-xiao-m15-shenzhen-qf?utm_source=cite (as of 23 October 2026).