Challenger Jinan
Thursday, 15 October 2026
Alexander Shevchenko vs Jay Friend – Challenger Jinan, 15 Oct 2026
Alexander Shevchenko Ranked No. 111
05:00
Thu 15 Oct · not before 05:00
Jay Friend Ranked No. 260
SurfaceHard
FormatBest of 3
DrawSingles
Scheduled15 Oct · 05:00 BST
TourCHALLENGER
SportsLife forecast
Win probability
Our pick
72%
Alexander Shevchenko
72%
Alexander Shevchenko
28%
Jay Friend
72%
28%
Our pick Alexander Shevchenko Medium confidence
- Shevchenko is ranked 111, well above Friend at 260
- Shevchenko has a higher Elo of 1652 vs Friend's 1503
- Shevchenko's hard-court Elo is 1609 vs Friend's 1480
Estimated by the SportsLife model from the players' rankings, season records, surface results, Elo ratings and tie-break and deciding-set rates. Not betting advice.
Players
AS
Alexander Shevchenko
Kazakhstan · ATP- Ranking
- #111 (↑)
- Ranking points
- 568
- Age
- 25 (29 Nov 2000)
- Plays
- Right-handed
- Career high
- #45
- 2026 win–loss
- 15–16
- On hard
- 11–10
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Elo rating
- 1652 (hard 1609)
- Tie-breaks won
- 78%
- Deciding sets won
- 51%
- Matches on record
- 486
JF
Jay Friend
Japan · ATP- Ranking
- #260 (↑)
- Ranking points
- 218
- Age
- 22 (22 Dec 2003)
- Plays
- Right-handed, two-handed backhand
- Career high
- #401
- 2026 win–loss
- 24–14
- On hard
- 24–14
- 2026 titles
- 0
- Elo rating
- 1503 (hard 1480)
- Tie-breaks won
- 74%
- Deciding sets won
- 65%
- Matches on record
- 70
SportsLife view
Ranking, Elo and form side by sideEdgeAlexander Shevchenkoahead in 4 of 6 measures
Alexander ShevchenkoJay Friend
#111Ranking#260
1652Elo rating1503
1609Elo on hard1480
48%2026 win rate63%
78%Tie-breaks won74%
51%Deciding sets won65%
Figures from the players' records: current ranking, Elo rating, this season's win rate, tie-breaks and deciding sets. No win-probability model is applied.