Nuria Llagostera Vives vs Jie Zheng — Guangzhou Semi-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Semi-final
ESP
Nuria Llagostera Vives
46 yrs · 156 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 26 September 2005
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Llagostera Vives N.
7-5 6-4
Zheng J.
Llagostera Vives N.
762
Zheng J.
54–

Nuria Llagostera Vives defeated Jie Zheng 7-5 6-4 in the Guangzhou semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in defending last year's round of 16. Nuria Llagostera Vives extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-08-11OlympicsR32hardJie Zheng6-7(7) 6-1 6-4
2005-05-02RabatFclayNuria Llagostera Vives6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Llagostera Vives N.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Llagostera Vives N.

Baseline battle — serve is shaky, expect plenty of breaks

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
Llagostera Vives N.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
53%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
44%
Service points won·Even
53%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.1
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (76 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Llagostera Vives N.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
36
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
65
55
Break points won·Clear edge
61
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
42
71
Tiebreaks·
—
73

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

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