Taro Daniel and Chun Hsin Tseng will clash against each other in the semifinal of the Taipei 2 Challenger for the 1st time in their career. They are scheduled to compete on Saturday at 6:00 pm on CENTER COURT. In this post, we analyze their head to head performance and prediction.
Prediction, odds and live streaming
The pick for Tennis Tonic is Taro Daniel who should win in 3 sets.
(image) As per the initial odds, Taro Daniel is the pick to win this match.
Taro Daniel -> 1.81
Chun Hsin Tseng -> 1.92
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Prediction and head to head Taro Daniel vs. Chun Hsin Tseng
There is no head to head record between Taro Daniel and Chun Hsin Tseng since this will be the first time that they will clash against each other in the main tour.
Taro Daniel
22 – 31win/loss
89
58
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Year
Total
Hard
Clay
I.hard
Grass
Carpet
2024
22-31
12-15
5-11
4-2
1-3
0-0
2023
45-30
34-16
7-10
2-1
2-3
0-0
2022
43-29
27-17
12-7
2-2
2-3
0-0
2021
30-25
5-7
21-15
4-3
0-0
0-0
2020
18-15
9-9
3-5
6-1
0-0
0-0
Ranked no. 89, the Japanese got to the semifinal after defeating Alafia Ayeni 7-6(5) 6-3, Benoit Paire 6-2 6-4 and Chak Lam Coleman Wong 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Daniel had a good straight sets win against Lam Coleman Wong (6-4 6-4). During the match, Daniel scored 69 points vs Lam Coleman Wong’s 53. Daniel was exceptionally aggressive to blast 25 winners.
Regarding the service games, Daniel managed to score 4 aces and he committed only 1 double fault. Taro Daniel was extremely efficient on serve to win 89% (25/28) of his 1st serve and 70% (16/23) on the second serve. This was the main reason for not conceding a single break during the match. Daniel broke Lam Coleman Wong twice after converting 29% of his break points (2/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Taro hasn’t dropped yet a set in this competition to conquer 55% of the points he played.
Daniel has winning record in the last 10 years having won 56% of his matches (359-282). 4-2 on indoor hard courts in 2024. Talking about his performance on the same surface of this event, Daniel has an aggregate 35-28 record in the last years on indoor hard courts.
Taro’s best result of the season was reaching the final in Auckland.
Taro has a composed 22-31 win-loss record in 2024, 4-2 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
Previously in the Taipei 2 Challenger
The Japanese has never competed in this tournament before.
Chun Hsin Tseng
47 – 29win/loss
125
83
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Year
Total
Hard
Clay
I.hard
Grass
Carpet
2024
47-29
11-11
33-15
3-3
0-0
0-0
2023
21-25
9-8
12-15
0-1
0-1
0-0
2022
39-27
11-12
28-11
0-3
0-1
0-0
2021
39-25
9-8
30-15
0-2
0-0
0-0
2020
22-13
7-5
4-4
11-4
0-0
0-0
Ranked no. 125, Hsin got to the semifinal after beating Hiroki Moriya 6-2 6-0, Kaichi Uchida 5-7 7-5 7-5 and Yu Hsiou Hsu 6-4 6-4.
In the quarter, Chun had a good straight sets win against Hsiou Hsu (6-4 6-4). During the match Hsin scored 74 points vs Hsiou Hsu’s 57. The Chinese was pretty aggressive to blast 24 winners.
Talking about serving, Hsin struck 10 aces and he was pretty solid in conceding no double faults for the entire match. Overall, Chun Hsin Tseng was quite efficient on serve to win 71% (24/34) of his 1st serve and 71% (17/24) on the second serve. However, this didn’t prevent his to concede the serve once. The Chinese broke Hsiou Hsu 3 times after converting 43% of his break points (3/7).
Overall Performance in this tournament
Hsin has conceded 1 set in the tournament to win 55% of the points he played.
His best result of the season was conquering the title the Szekesfehervar Challenger where he beat Titouan Droguet in the final 4-1 ret. and the Vicenza Challenger where he defeated Marco Trungelliti in the final 6-3 6-2.
Hsin has a composed 47-29 win-loss record in 2024, 3-3 on indoor hard courts (See FULL STATS).
H2H Performance in the tournament (main draw)
4h:00
5h:41
1h:19
1h:39
3
3
60
70
6
7
207
254
69
84.7
80
103
26.7
34.3
39%
41%
11
38
3.7
12.7
6
2
2
0.7
80/102
103/132
78%
78%
50/76
50/98
66%
51%
8/17
12/35
2.7/5.7
4/11.7
47%
34%
8
24
2.7
8
1
4
0.3
1.3
7
20
Matches, sets, games and points
Points
Daniel
Hsin
Match played
3
3
Tot Set
6
7
Tot Games
60
70
Pts
207-167
254-208
Total Points
374
462
Winners
80
103
%Winners
39%
41%
Both Daniel and Hsin played 3 matches. At the moment, Chun Hsin Tseng dropped 1 set while Taro Daniel hasn’t conceded a set so far. Daniel has played 1 set(s) less than Hsin (6 vs 7). Therefore, Daniel played 10 games less than Hsin. Daniel scored 80 winners (39% of the total points). On the other side, Hsin bagged 103 winners (41%).
Serve Performance
Serve
Daniel
Hsin
Aces
11
38
Avg per match
3.7
12.7
1st in
102/178
132/230
%1st in
57%
57%
1st pts
80/102
103/132
%1st pts
78%
78%
2nd pts
50/76
50/98
%2nd pts
66%
51%
Daniel bagged 11 aces (3.7 per match). Hsin fired 38 aces (12.7 per match). Daniel won 78% points behind his first serve. He was rock solid on his second serve to win 66% of the points. On the other side, Hsin won 78% of the points behind his first serve. He had a solid display on his second serve to win 51% of the points.
How they played the important points
Breaks
Daniel
Hsin
Won
8
12
Converted
8/17
12/35
% Converted
47%
34%
Conceded
8
24
Saved
7
20
% Saved
88%
83%
Times Broken
1
4
The Japanese broke his opponents 8 times with a 47% conversion rate. The Japanese dropped his serve once and he saved 88% of the break points that he conceded. Hsin broke his opponents 12 times with a 34% conversion rate. The Chinese conceded his serve 4 times and he saved 83% of the break points that he conceded.
Daniel
R1
Ayeni
R2
Paire
1/4
Lam Coleman Wong
Total
Score
7-65 6-3
6-2 6-4
6-4 6-4
Tot Set
2
2
2
6
Tot Games
22
18
20
60
pts
82-70
56-44
69-53
207-167
Total points
152
100
122
374
Winners
30
25
25
80
%Winners
37%
45%
36%
39%
SERVE
Aces
2
5
4
11
Double Faults
3
2
1
6
1st in
42/75
32/52
28/51
102/178
% 1st in
56%
62%
55%
57%
1st pts
30/42
25/32
25/28
80/102
% 1st pts
71%
78%
89%
78%
2nd pts
20/33
14/20
16/23
50/76
% 2nd pts
61%
70%
70%
66%
Breaks
Won
3
3
2
8
Converted
3/5
3/5
2/7
8/17
Converted %
60%
60%
29%
47%
Conceded
3
2
3
8
Saved
2/3
2/2
3/3
7
Saved %
67%
100%
100%
89%
Times Broken
1
0
0
1
Hsin
R1
Moriya
R2
Uchida
1/4
Hsiou Hsu
Total
Score
6-2 6-0
5-7 7-5 7-5
6-4 6-4
Tot Set
2
3
2
7
Tot Games
14
36
20
70
pts
61-38
119-113
74-57
254-208
Total points
99
232
131
462
Winners
25
54
24
103
%Winners
41%
45%
32%
41%
SERVE
Aces
10
18
10
38
Double Faults
0
2
0
2
1st in
29/44
69/128
34/58
132/230
% 1st in
66%
54%
59%
57%
1st pts
25/29
54/69
24/34
103/132
% 1st pts
86%
78%
71%
78%
2nd pts
6/15
27/59
17/24
50/98
% 2nd pts
40%
46%
71%
51%
Breaks
Won
5
4
3
12
Converted
5/15
4/13
3/7
12/35
Converted %
33%
31%
43%
34%
Conceded
1
17
6
24
Saved
1/1
14/17
5/6
20
Saved %
100%
82%
83%
88%
Times Broken
0
3
1
4
Head 2 Head
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2023
2022
Hard
I Hard
Clay
Grass
Tennis Scores in Taipei 2 Challenger
David Stevenson/Marcus WillisStevenson/Marcus Willis – Vasil Kirkov/Bart StevensKirkov/Bart Stevens (6-4 7-67) – Stats, scores, rankings
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