Yaroslava Shvedova vs Jie ZhengDoha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2008
hard
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Shvedova Y.
6-4 4-6 6-1
Zheng J.
Shvedova Y.
6462
Zheng J.
4611

Yaroslava Shvedova defeated Jie Zheng 6-4 4-6 6-1 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Yaroslava Shvedova narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Yaroslava Shvedova came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–4 4–6 6–1.

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-09-16GuangzhouR32hardJie Zheng6-1 6-4
2013-03-18MiamiR128hardJie Zheng7-5 6-4
2011-06-06BirminghamR64grassYaroslava Shvedova6-2 7-6(5)

Serve vs return

This season
Shvedova Y.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Shvedova Y.

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
64%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Even
42%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.1
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.5
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
12
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
42
55
Break points won·Dominant
55
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
25
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CClear
Wind 7 km/hHumidity 36%

Draw