Karin Knapp vs Shuai Zhang — Guangzhou Round of 32

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 32
ITA
Karin Knapp
39 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWWLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 15 September 2008
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Knapp K.
7-6 1-6 6-1
Zhang S.
Knapp K.
78162
Zhang S.
66611

Karin Knapp defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 1-6 6-1 in the Guangzhou round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Karin Knapp came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–6 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Knapp K.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Knapp K.

Even serve battle

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

Serve & return on hard

Knapp K.Zhang S.
—
Serve
17
—
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Knapp K.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
59%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.7
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (182 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Knapp K.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
24
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
33
55
Break points won·Clear edge
66
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
34
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
75
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Knapp K.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
99

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zvonareva V.
Peng S.
6-746-06-2
Semi-finals
Zvonareva V.
Zheng J.
6-37-5
Peng S.
Pin C.
6-26-1
Quarter-finals
Pin C.
Rus A.
6-36-3
Peng S.
Craybas J.
6-46-1
Zheng J.
Paszek T.
6-26-1
Zvonareva V.
Knapp K.
6-16-0
R16
Zvonareva V.
Xu Y.
6-17-64
Knapp K.
Koryttseva M.
6-46-4
Zheng J.
Olaru R.
6-46-0
Paszek T.
Parmentier P.
6-22-66-3
Craybas J.
Govortsova O.
6-27-5
Peng S.
Lu J.
6-36-4
Rus A.
Dulko G.
6-46-4
Pin C.
Kudryavtseva A.
2-66-06-2
R32
Zheng J.
Sun T.
6-06-1
Koryttseva M.
Amanmuradova A.
6-46-4
Knapp K.
Zhang S.
7-661-66-1
Xu Y.
Dubois S.
6-36-1
Zvonareva V.
Rodionova A.
6-16-2
Pin C.
Chen Y.
6-26-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-44-66-3
Rus A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-726-26-4
Dulko G.
Poutchek T.
7-633-66-4
Peng S.
Santangelo M.
6-46-2
Lu J.
Dzehalevich E.
7-646-2
Craybas J.
Pivovarova A.
6-26-4
Govortsova O.
Yan Z.
6-36-2
Parmentier P.
Han X.
6-17-5
Paszek T.
Lee Y.
6-06-4
Olaru R.
Kapros A.
6-756-46-1