Zi Yan vs Victoria Azarenka — Guangzhou Semi-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Semi-final
CHN
Zi Yan
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2005
hard
Victoria Azarenka
BLR
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
Yan Z.
6-4 6-3
Azarenka V.
Yan Z.
662
Azarenka V.
43–

Zi Yan defeated Victoria Azarenka 6-4 6-3 in the Guangzhou semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Zi Yan came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Zi Yan closed it out in two sets, 6–4 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Yan Z.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Azarenka V.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Yan Z.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Yan Z.Azarenka V.
1st serve in·Even
64%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
66%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
53%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
46%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.2
4.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (52 vs 195). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Yan Z.
Llagostera Vives N.
6-44-0
Semi-finals
Llagostera Vives N.
Zheng J.
7-56-4
Yan Z.
Azarenka V.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Llagostera Vives N.
Li T.
3-66-47-65
Azarenka V.
Peng S.
6-41-0
Yan Z.
Li N.
6-757-57-64
Zheng J.
Kirilenko M.
6-36-7106-1
R16
Peng S.
Obziler T.
6-46-4
Llagostera Vives N.
Sun T.
6-34-2
Zheng J.
Jackson J.
6-17-5
Kirilenko M.
Parra Santonja A.
6-46-2
Li N.
Gagliardi E.
6-36-2
Yan Z.
Domachowska M.
6-26-1
Li T.
Jidkova A.
2-66-16-0
Azarenka V.
Sucha M.
6-36-2
R32
Zheng J.
Gullickson C.
6-717-57-5
Sucha M.
Xie Y.
6-06-1
Azarenka V.
Voskoboeva G.
6-46-0
Yan Z.
Chen Y.
6-16-1
Jackson J.
Kutuzova V.
6-26-1
Domachowska M.
Serra Zanetti A.
3-66-36-3
Parra Santonja A.
Yuan M.
6-36-4
Kirilenko M.
Camerin M.
6-47-61
Llagostera Vives N.
Bammer S.
6-25-76-4
Sun T.
Harkleroad A.
5-76-16-0
Peng S.
Dominikovic E.
6-36-4
Obziler T.
Lee J.
6-36-4
Gagliardi E.
Lisjak I.
7-54-67-5
Jidkova A.
Sun S.
6-36-2
Li T.
Zvonareva V.
6-37-5
Li N.
Uberoi S.
6-46-1