Alize Cornet vs Jie ZhengLinz Round of 32

Linz · WTA · Round of 32
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLLLLWW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 October 2008
hard
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Cornet A.
6-3 6-2
Zheng J.
Cornet A.
662
Zheng J.
32

Alize Cornet defeated Jie Zheng 6-3 6-2 in the Linz round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 3–0. Alize Cornet claimed a first win over Jie Zheng in four meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 3–1.

Key context

Head to head

03
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2012-05-28Roland GarrosR128clayJie Zheng6-4 6-4
2009-08-31US OpenR64hardJie Zheng1-6 6-3 6-3
2009-03-23MiamiR32hardJie Zheng6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Cornet A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Cornet A.

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
62%
71%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.9
2.5

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
53
56
Break points saved·Even
57
55
Break points won·Even
83
80
Deciding sets·Even
74
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
47
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast
Weather
12°CPartly cloudy
Wind 2 km/hHumidity 81%