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Billy Harris #167United Kingdom1Dalibor Svrcina #114Czechia2

Sets 6-4 · 6-7 · 5-7Mon 5 Oct 2026, 08:17 Settling…Q1Hard

Player Profiles

Ranking advantageDalibor Svrcina · 53 places

Billy Harris

United Kingdom

British right-hander born 22 January 1995. His documented career-high singles ranking is No. 101 in September 2024; no reliable current source established a preferred surface or an active fitness issue.

Current ranking: #167
Peak ranking: #101 · 2024
Current age: 31
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Right handed
Height: 193 cm

Dalibor Svrcina

Czechia

Czech right-hander born on 2 October 2002. He reached a career-best ATP singles ranking of No. 86 in November 2025.

Current ranking: #114
Peak ranking: #86 · 2025
Current age: 23
Preferred surface: —
Hand: Right handed
Height: 178 cm

Quick Take

Pre-match view

Context last updated 4 Oct 2026, 19:41 · Europe/Bucharest

Svrcina is the higher-ranked player and the more likely winner of this Shanghai qualifying opener, and a two-set finish also has support, but the 1.30 quoted on him asks for far more than his recent form justifies.

The price that does offer something is Harris at 3.50, which gives a live chance to a player who has beaten higher-ranked opponents this season.

Context

Neutral hard court in a Masters qualifying round, no head-to-head, no availability or injury evidence and a single sourced research claim. The main sporting conditions are the ranking gap and the players' recent hard-court form; the evidence base is thin and Svrcina's serve and return numbers are missing.

Svrcina is the higher-ranked player here, and his first-set record on hard has been the more dependable part of his recent game.
That 30 September result shows his recent form is uneven rather than settled, because he lost the last two sets 3-6 and 1-6 after taking the opener 6-3. A single match is a thin basis for any conclusion, so it is best read as one result inside a small sample. It does mean the 113-place ranking gap between No. 124 and No. 237 is not matched by a tidy run of scores.
- Svrcina lost 6-3, 3-6, 1-6 to Marat Sharipov (ranked 238) on 30 September 2026.
- Svrcina won 10 games in the match to Sharipov's 15.
Drawn from the 5 October 2026 qualifying bracket at the Shanghai Masters, this is a first-round qualifying fixture on hard court, so a win is worth a place in the final qualifying round and leaves one more win between the winner and a main-draw spot. Svrcina, at No. 124, is the higher-ranked player in the pairing, while Harris, at No. 237, is the lower-ranked one. The hard court and a neutral venue remove surface and home-crowd adjustments. Qualifying results carry limited ranking reward, so the consequence here is advancement toward the main draw rather than any wider tournament stake.
- Listed as a men's singles qualifying first-round fixture at the Shanghai Masters on hard court, scheduled for 5 October 2026.
ConfirmedSources checked 4 Oct 2026, 19:39 · Europe/BucharestTennis Majorswww.tennismajors.com · 4 Oct 2026
Harris's recent results have mostly gone against him, but his latest match was separated by narrow margins.
He won 18 games to Balshaw's 17 in that 29 September defeat, which underlines how little separated the two players across three sets. It is one match and does not undo a run of four losses in his last six, so it is context rather than evidence of a turnaround. In a best-of-three qualifying round, that closeness matters because one break or a tiebreak point can decide a set.
- Harris lost 6-7, 6-3, 6-7 to Felix Balshaw (ranked 198) on 29 September 2026.
- Harris won 18 games to Balshaw's 17 across the three sets.
Svrcina's set-by-set record gives a clearer picture of his hard-court game than his overall 7-7 match record alone.
The opening set has been his stronger half of a match: seven wins from 12, with four of those first sets reaching a tiebreak. The second set has been level at 6-6 and produced a lower games-won average, so an early advantage has not always been carried forward. This sample runs from 28 July to 30 September 2026 with one retirement excluded, so it is a small guide to a best-of-three qualifying match rather than a settled pattern.
- From 28 July to 30 September 2026, Svrcina won 7 of 12 first sets and 6 of 12 second sets in completed hard-court best-of-three matches.
- He averaged 5.83 games won in first sets and 4.92 in second sets, with four tiebreaks in the opening set; one retirement was excluded from the sample.

BetBugs edges

Compare BetBugs' chances with the market's.

BetBugs probabilities

How likely BetBugs thought each outcome was.

Result0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Svrcina is higher-ranked and has a better hard-court best-of-three record, while Harris has struggled to win recent matches.
- Svrcina is ranked 124, while Harris is ranked 237.
- Svrcina won 7 of 12 first sets and 6 of 12 second sets in hard-court best-of-three matches.
- Harris has a 5-9 record on hard this season and won 49.4% of total points.
BetBugs · Match WinnerDalibor SvrcinaEstimated chance58%

Games0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
First sets in their recent hard-court matches average more than 10 games, suggesting over 9.5 is more likely.
- Harris set1 average total games: 10.21.
- Svrcina set1 average total games: 10.92.
- Combined set1 average: 10.55 games.
BetBugs · Set 1 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance60%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
The combined average sits just under the line, and both players have more straight-set outcomes than three-set ones.
- Harris hard-court total games average 24.4, Svrcina 24.25.
- Harris has 9 straight-set results in 14 hard best-of-three matches.
- Svrcina has 7 straight-set results in 12 hard best-of-three matches.
BetBugs · Total GamesUnder 24.5Estimated chance52%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
The second-set average is just above 9.5, so over is a narrow pick.
- Harris set2 average total games: 9.93.
- Svrcina set2 average total games: 9.42.
- Combined set2 average: 9.67 games.
BetBugs · Set 2 Total GamesOver 9.5Estimated chance52%

Sets0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Lean · Not priced
The read
Most of their recent hard-court best-of-three matches finished in two sets.
- Harris has 9 straight-set results in 14 hard best-of-three matches.
- Svrcina has 7 straight-set results in 12 hard best-of-three matches.
- Combined straight-set rate is 16 of 26 matches (61.5%).
BetBugs · Total SetsUnder 2.5Estimated chance62%
Signal quality Medium · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Svrcina has won a higher share of opening sets and tends to start with a slightly stronger game score.
- Svrcina won 7 of 12 first sets on hard best-of-three.
- Harris won 6 of 14 first sets on hard best-of-three.
- Svrcina's set1 games won average is 5.83 versus Harris's 5.07.
BetBugs · Set 1 WinnerDalibor SvrcinaEstimated chance56%
Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
Svrcina's overall edge and higher ranking give him a small second-set advantage.
- Svrcina won 6 of 12 second sets on hard best-of-three.
- Harris won 7 of 14 second sets on hard best-of-three.
- Svrcina's set2 games won average is 4.92 versus Harris's 5.07.
BetBugs · Set 2 WinnerDalibor SvrcinaEstimated chance54%

Match stats0 of 0 landed

Signal quality Low · Uncertainty band Slight lean · Not priced
The read
The majority of their recent hard-court best-of-three matches finished without a tiebreak.
- Combined tiebreak rate is 42.3% in the sample.
- Svrcina had no tiebreak in 8 of 12 hard best-of-three matches.
- Harris had no tiebreak in 7 of 14 hard best-of-three matches.
BetBugs · Tiebreak in MatchNoEstimated chance53%

Billy Harris

5W 10L

7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(3)#198Felix Balshaw

7-6(3) 6-4#268Murphy Cassone

3-6 6-3 7-5#154Nicolai Budkov Kjaer

7-5 7-6(4)#311Ugo Blanchet

7-5 1-6 7-6(2)#371Moez Echargui

7-5 6-3#284Hugo Grenier

3-6 7-6(5) 7-5#198Felix Balshaw

7-5 6-4#255Jay Dylan Hara Friend

6-2 7-6(3)#284Hugo Grenier

4-6 6-1 6-4#98Toby Samuel

6-1 6-3#176Gonzalo Bueno

6-2 6-1#86Kyrian Jacquet

6-4 7-6(2)#346Abedallah Shelbayh

6-2 6-4#364Dhakshineswar Suresh

6-3 5-7 6-3 6-3#26Karen Khachanov

Dalibor Svrcina

8W 7L

3-6 6-3 6-1#238Marat Sharipov (RUS)

7-6(4) 6-4#82Rinky Hijikata

6-4 6-1#216Rio Noguchi

6-3 6-2#357Philip Sekulic

6-3 6-7(5) 6-4 6-4#19Luciano Darderi

6-4 6-3 5-7 5-7 6-2#105Valentin Royer

4-6 6-2 7-5#167Mackenzie Mcdonald

7-6(3) 6-2#180Alexis Galarneau

6-3 6-4#463Felipe Meligeni Alves

7-6(6) 7-6(3)#142Stan Wawrinka

5-7 6-4 6-3#147Mark Lajal

4-6 6-3 6-4#72Titouan Droguet

6-4 6-2#46Denis Shapovalov

3-0 ret.#19Luciano Darderi

6-7(2) 7-6(2) 6-3#97Adam Walton

Stat Battle

Last 15 match performance, compared side by side.

BHBilly HarrisHarris

Last 15

4–3

9 core stats · 2 even

Dalibor SvrcinaSvrcinaDS

Billy Harris carries the stronger recent form — Dalibor Svrcina's route runs through return.

Serve · 3–0 · 2 even

1st Serve In59.9%+4.7pp55.2%

1st Serve Won66.8%—67.1%

2nd Serve Won48.7%+3.5pp45.2%

Aces / Match4.6—4.5

Double Faults / Match3.73.4 fewer7.1

Return · 0–1

Return Pts Won38.0%+7.0pp45.0%

Pressure · 1–1

Break Pts Converted39.0%+5.4pp44.4%

Break Pts Saved59.8%+2.2pp57.6%

Points · 0–1

Total Pts Won49.0%+2.0pp51.0%

Serve · 3–0 · 2 even

59.9%1st Serve In+4.7pp55.2%

66.8%1st Serve Won—67.1%

48.7%2nd Serve Won+3.5pp45.2%

4.6Aces / Match—4.5

3.7Double Faults / Match3.4 fewer7.1

Return · 0–1

38.0%Return Pts Won+7.0pp45.0%

Pressure · 1–1

39.0%Break Pts Converted+5.4pp44.4%

59.8%Break Pts Saved+2.2pp57.6%

Points · 0–1

49.0%Total Pts Won+2.0pp51.0%