Nicole Vaidisova vs Jie Zheng — Strasbourg Quarter-final

Strasbourg · WTA · Quarter-final
CZE
Nicole Vaidisova
37 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 May 2006
clay
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Vaidisova N.
6-4 4-6 6-2
Zheng J.
Vaidisova N.
6462
Zheng J.
4621

Nicole Vaidisova defeated Jie Zheng 6-4 4-6 6-2 in the Strasbourg quarter-final on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in defending last year's round of 16. Nicole Vaidisova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonQFgrassJie Zheng6-2 5-7 6-1
2005-08-29US OpenR64hardNicole Vaidisova6-3 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Vaidisova N.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Vaidisova 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
Vaidisova N.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Slight edge
60%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Even
57%
53%
Aces / match·Dominant
5.4
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (143 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vaidisova N.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
49
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
55
Break points won·Clear edge
62
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
65
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
52
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vaidisova N.
Peng S.
7-676-3
Semi-finals
Vaidisova N.
Jankovic J.
6-21-0
Peng S.
Medina Garrigues A.
3-66-36-1
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.
Li N.
7-56-1
Peng S.
Muller M.
7-56-4
Medina Garrigues A.
Vesnina E.
6-26-4
Vaidisova N.
Zheng J.
6-44-66-2
R16
Li N.
Dechy N.
6-37-64
Peng S.
Schruff J.
7-56-3
Vaidisova N.
Bacsinszky T.
6-36-2
Zheng J.
Domachowska M.
6-46-4
Muller M.
Schnyder P.
6-46-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Nakamura A.
6-16-0
Vesnina E.
Bartoli M.
6-16-1
Jankovic J.
Smashnova A.
6-15-76-2
R32
Jankovic J.
Bammer S.
6-5
Domachowska M.
Craybas J.
7-606-2
Bacsinszky T.
Raymond L.
5-76-26-1
Dechy N.
Yan Z.
6-26-1
Zheng J.
Yuan M.
4-66-46-2
Muller M.
Vinci R.
6-36-1
Schruff J.
Laine E.
6-26-4
Peng S.
Dulko G.
6-26-3
Medina Garrigues A.
Frazier A.
6-16-1
Nakamura A.
Asagoe S.
6-17-5
Vesnina E.
Knapp K.
1-66-37-63
Bartoli M.
Gajdosova J.
6-07-61
Smashnova A.
Keothavong A.
6-36-1
Li N.
Bychkova E.
6-26-2