Men's singles · 2026-05-20

Alex Lanier vs Hu Zhe An — PERODUA Malaysia Masters 2026, R16

Hu Zhe An won 2–1

AI-powered rally-by-rally match analysis.

Hu Zhe An turned a competitive match into a decisive victory by winning the final two games after dropping the opener to Alex Lanier. Lanier controlled Game 1 with a commanding six-shot run from 5-3 to 9-5, closing it out 21-15, but Hu seized momentum in Game 2 with a four-shot burst at 8-7 that propelled him to 21-15 and never relinquished control thereafter. The third game remained tight with two lead changes, but Hu's four-shot run from 6-6 to 10-6 proved decisive as he edged out the final game 20-15 to claim the match, with both players relying heavily on smashes as their primary finishing shot.

Point progression

Alex LanierHu Zhe An

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Running score across 108 tracked rallies, Alex Lanier against Hu Zhe An. Games closed 21–15, 15–21, 15–21.

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Game	Alex Lanier	Hu Zhe An
Game 1	21	15
Game 2	15	21
Game 3	15	21

Rally length

Avg rally — by shots

11.2shots

Avg rally — by time

12.4sec

Rallies by length (shots)

1–2

3–4

5–8

9–14

15–20

21+

108 rallies tracked, most of them (27%) in the 5–8 shot band. The longest ran 41 shots.

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Length (shots)	Rallies	Avg seconds
1–2	4	4.7
3–4	20	5.8
5–8	29	8.1
9–14	25	12.6
15–20	17	17.6
21+	13	27.7

Shot patterns

Most common 3-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 8× out of 104 rallies
2.B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight
Happened 8× out of 104 rallies
3.A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 6× out of 104 rallies
4.A1Backhand Lift Cross→B1Around-the-Head Smash Middle→A1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 104 rallies
5.A1Forehand Lift Straight→B1Around-the-Head Smash Straight→A1Forehand Block Straight
Happened 4× out of 104 rallies

Most common 5-shot runs

1.A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Drive Middle→B1Backhand Drive Middle→A1Backhand Block Middle
Happened 3× out of 104 rallies
2.A1Backhand Block Middle→B1Backhand Lift Cross→A1Around-the-Head Drop Straight→B1Forehand Net Straight→A1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
3.B1Forehand Block Cross→A1Forehand Lift Cross→B1Forehand Drop Cross→A1Forehand Block Straight→B1Backhand Lift Cross
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
4.B1Forehand Block Straight→A1Backhand Lift Straight→B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Block Middle
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies
5.B1Forehand Drive Straight→A1Backhand Block Straight→B1Forehand Lift Straight→A1Around-the-Head Smash Cross→B1Backhand Block Straight
Happened 2× out of 104 rallies

Who did what

Most winners

Alex Lanier

Most errors forced

Alex Lanier

Most unforced errors

Alex Lanier

By player

Alex Lanier

608 shots

Winners 18Forced 13Unforced 35

Most-used shots

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Of 608 shots Alex Lanier played, the most used were lift (25%), block (21%) and net (20%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Lift	25%	153
Block	21%	125
Net	20%	124
Smash	9%	55
Serve	9%	52
Drive	8%	46

Points won — by shot

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Smash

35%

My winner8Forced opp. error10Drew opp. unforced0

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Alex Lanier won break down by the shot that ended them — led by smash (35%), lift (25%) and net (12%).

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Shot	Share
Smash	35%
Lift	25%
Net	12%
Drive	10%
Kill	6%
Block	4%
Drop	4%
Serve	4%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

25%

Opp. winner1My forced error1My unforced error12

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Alex Lanier lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (25%), smash (25%) and net (21%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	25%
Smash	25%
Net	21%
Block	14%
Drive	7%
Clear	5%
Brush	2%
Drop	2%

Rally outcome

unforced error51%
winner27%
forced error22%

How rallies involving Alex Lanier ended: unforced error (51%), winner (27%) and forced error (22%).

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Outcome	Share
unforced error	51%
winner	27%
forced error	22%

Hu Zhe An

600 shots

Winners 11Forced 11Unforced 20

Most-used shots

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Of 600 shots Hu Zhe An played, the most used were net (23%), block (19%) and lift (18%).

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Shot	Share	Shots
Net	23%	138
Block	19%	112
Lift	18%	110
Drive	11%	64
Serve	9%	56
Drop	9%	53

Points won — by shot

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Net

23%

My winner1Forced opp. error0Drew opp. unforced12

My winnerForced opp. errorDrew opp. unforced

Points Hu Zhe An won break down by the shot that ended them — led by net (23%), smash (21%) and lift (16%).

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Shot	Share
Net	23%
Smash	21%
Lift	16%
Drive	12%
Block	11%
Drop	9%
Clear	5%
Brush	2%
Serve	2%

Points lost — by shot

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Lift

27%

Opp. winner4My forced error2My unforced error8

Opp. winnerMy forced errorMy unforced error

Points Hu Zhe An lost break down by the shot that ended them — led by lift (27%), smash (25%) and block (24%).

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Shot	Share
Lift	27%
Smash	25%
Block	24%
Clear	6%
Drive	6%
Drop	4%
Kill	4%
Net	4%

Rally outcome

unforced error51%
winner27%
forced error22%

How rallies involving Hu Zhe An ended: unforced error (51%), winner (27%) and forced error (22%).

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Outcome	Share
unforced error	51%
winner	27%
forced error	22%

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