Men's singles · Super 500

Alex Lanier vs Hu Zhe An

Malaysia Masters 2026 · Round of 16 · 20 May 2026 · Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hu Zhe An beat Alex Lanier 15–21, 21–15, 21–15 in the round of 16 of Malaysia Masters 2026.

Player	Game 1	Game 2	Game 3
Alex Lanier FRA · World No. 10	21	15	15
Hu Zhe An CHN · World No. 69 Won	15	21	21

108 rallies tracked shot by shot by GGAB analysts.

Tale of the tape

Alex Lanier against Hu Zhe An: results, serves, striking side and shot direction.
Alex Lanier	Stat	Hu Zhe An
Result
51	Points won	57
18	Winners	11
14	Errors forced	11
35	Unforced errors	19
55	Smashes	46
42%	Won on own serve	48%
Serve
88%	Short serves	100%
40%	To the body	40%
42%	To the middle	60%
17%	Out wide	0%
Striking side
39%	Forehand	52%
47%	Backhand	39%
14%	Around the head	9%
Direction
52%	Straight	46%
31%	Cross-court	31%
17%	Middle	23%

Serve rows are shares of each side's serves. Striking side and direction are shares of every other shot.

Match summary

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.

Written by AI from the tracked data.

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 14Unforced 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 — points won

51 rallies

My winner35%
Forced opp. error27%
Drew opp. unforced37%

Of the 51 rallies Alex Lanier won, 37% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 35% from their own winners and 27% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	35%	18
Forced opp. error	27%	14
Drew opp. unforced	37%	19

Rally outcome — points lost

57 rallies

Opp. winner19%
My forced error19%
My unforced error61%

Of the 57 rallies Alex Lanier lost, 61% from their own unforced errors, 19% from an opponent winner and 19% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	19%	11
My forced error	19%	11
My unforced error	61%	35

Hu Zhe An

600 shots

Winners 11Forced 11Unforced 19

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 — points won

57 rallies

My winner19%
Forced opp. error19%
Drew opp. unforced61%

Of the 57 rallies Hu Zhe An won, 61% from drawing an opponent unforced error, 19% from their own winners and 19% from forcing an opponent error.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
My winner	19%	11
Forced opp. error	19%	11
Drew opp. unforced	61%	35

Rally outcome — points lost

51 rallies

Opp. winner35%
My forced error27%
My unforced error37%

Of the 51 rallies Hu Zhe An lost, 37% from their own unforced errors, 35% from an opponent winner and 27% from their own forced errors.

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Outcome	Share	Rallies
Opp. winner	35%	18
My forced error	27%	14
My unforced error	37%	19

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Alex Lanier

Used in this match

Racket
Yonex Astrox 99 Pro
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String
Yonex Aerobite
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Shoes
Yonex Power Cushion 65 Z4
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Match shuttle: Yonex Aerosensa 50

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