Gisela Dulko vs Jie Zheng — Hobart Round of 16

Hobart · WTA · Round of 16
ARG
Gisela Dulko
41 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLLLL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 January 2009
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Dulko G.
6-3 6-3
Zheng J.
Dulko G.
662
Zheng J.
33–

Gisela Dulko defeated Jie Zheng 6-3 6-3 in the Hobart round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 2–1. Gisela Dulko narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

1–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2009-03-02MonterreyQFhardJie Zheng6-3 6-2
2005-04-25EstorilQFclayGisela Dulko6-2 6-1
2005-01-10HobartFhardJie Zheng6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Dulko G.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Dulko G.

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
Dulko G.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Clear edge
59%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.1
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (115 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Dulko G.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
47
56
Break points saved·Slight edge
65
55
Break points won·Clear edge
68
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
64
71
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
50
73

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
20°CClear
Wind 5 km/hHumidity 42%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.
Benesova I.
7-56-1
Semi-finals
Benesova I.
Rybarikova M.
6-16-3
Kvitova P.
Razzano V.
6-46-2
Quarter-finals
Razzano V.
Pironkova T.
6-46-1
Rybarikova M.
Czink M.
6-01-67-67
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-46-4
Kvitova P.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
1-67-56-3
R16
Czink M.
Radwanska U.
4-2
Pironkova T.
Govortsova O.
6-16-2
Dulko G.
Zheng J.
6-36-3
Rybarikova M.
Pennetta F.
7-56-3
Benesova I.
Santangelo M.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Bondarenko A.
6-26-1
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-46-1
Razzano V.
Keothavong A.
4-66-07-5
R32
Santangelo M.
Vaidisova N.
6-16-1
Benesova I.
Tanasugarn T.
7-57-5
Bondarenko A.
Niculescu M.
6-42-66-2
Pennetta F.
Peer S.
6-27-65
Pironkova T.
Schnyder P.
6-26-4
Govortsova O.
Moore J.
6-06-3
Razzano V.
Camerin M.
6-16-2
Keothavong A.
Szavay A.
6-37-5
Suarez Navarro C.
Chakvetadze A.
7-651-67-5
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Rogowska O.
6-36-1
Kvitova P.
Peers S.
6-06-0
Rybarikova M.
Bondarenko K.
4-67-666-1
Czink M.
Garbin T.
6-21-67-5
Radwanska U.
Wozniak A.
3-67-637-5
Zheng J.
Erakovic M.
6-14-66-1
Dulko G.
Voegele S.
6-26-3