Jie Zheng vs Ana Ivanovic — Beijing Quarter-final

Beijing · WTA · Quarter-final
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 22 September 2008
hard
SRB
Ana Ivanovic
38 yrs · 184 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
7-6 2-6 6-4
Ivanovic A.
Zheng J.
77262
Ivanovic A.
64641

Jie Zheng defeated Ana Ivanovic 7-6 2-6 6-4 in the Beijing quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ana Ivanovic came in leading the head-to-head 3–1. Jie Zheng narrowed the head-to-head to 3–2.

Key context

  • Match story: Jie Zheng closed it out in three sets, 7–6 2–6 6–4.

Head to head

1–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2014-06-23WimbledonR64grassAna Ivanovic6-4 6-0
2010-08-30US OpenR64hardAna Ivanovic6-3 6-0
2008-06-23WimbledonR32grassJie Zheng6-1 6-4
2006-08-14MontrealR32hardAna Ivanovic6-4 6-7(5) 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Ivanovic A.

Ivanovic A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Serve advantage — Ivanovic A.

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
Zheng J.Ivanovic A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
71%
60%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
57%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.4
3.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng J.Ivanovic A.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
62
Break points saved·Dominant
55
84
Break points won·Slight edge
80
86
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
50
Tiebreaks·Even
73
74

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
28°COvercast
Wind 11 km/hHumidity 49%

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Kuznetsova S.
Zheng J.
7-637-5
Jankovic J.
Zvonareva V.
6-42-66-4
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Ivanovic A.
7-642-66-4
Kuznetsova S.
Cibulkova D.
6-26-4
Jankovic J.
Hantuchova D.
7-56-1
Zvonareva V.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-06-1
R16
Ivanovic A.
Cornet A.
6-17-61
Cibulkova D.
Chakvetadze A.
6-36-2
Medina Garrigues A.
Szavay A.
6-26-2
Zvonareva V.
Schiavone F.
7-656-2
Hantuchova D.
Tanasugarn T.
6-10-67-5
Jankovic J.
Wozniak A.
6-37-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
Sugiyama A.
6-16-2
R32
Medina Garrigues A.
Wozniacki C.
7-636-4
Szavay A.
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Tanasugarn T.
Srebotnik K.
6-47-5
Cibulkova D.
Mauresmo A.
3-66-46-3
Kudryavtseva A.
Peng S.
7-56-4
Zheng J.
Radwanska A.
6-26-3
Sugiyama A.
Yan Z.
6-36-4
Cornet A.
Zhang S.
6-13-67-67
Wozniak A.
Razzano V.
6-737-56-4
Schiavone F.
Li N.
6-17-64
Hantuchova D.
Dulko G.
6-36-1
Chakvetadze A.
Benesova I.
6-47-5