Zi Yan vs Olga PuchkovaBangkok Round of 16

Bangkok · WTA · Round of 16
41 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 October 2007
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
WLLLLLLLLL
Yan Z.
3-6 6-1 6-1
Puchkova O.
Yan Z.
3662
Puchkova O.
6111

Zi Yan defeated Olga Puchkova 3-6 6-1 6-1 in the Bangkok round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Olga Puchkova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, but Zi Yan had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 8 on hard. Zi Yan claimed a first win over Olga Puchkova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

01
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2006-09-25GuangzhouR32hardOlga Puchkova2-6 6-3 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Yan Z.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Puchkova O.

Puchkova O.serving52% hold

wins 51% of points on serve vs Yan Z.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
65%
59%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
42%
37%
Service points won·Even
52%
49%
Return points won·Even
44%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
44%
Aces / match·Even
1.0
1.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.2
7.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (41 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.