Jie Zheng vs Sania Mirza — Tokyo Round of 64

Tokyo · WTA · Round of 64
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 28 September 2009
hard
IND
Sania Mirza
39 yrs · 153 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
5-7 6-2 6-3
Mirza S.
Zheng J.
5662
Mirza S.
7231

Jie Zheng defeated Sania Mirza 5-7 6-2 6-3 in the Tokyo round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sania Mirza came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Jie Zheng claimed a first win over Sania Mirza in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2005-02-07HyderabadR16hardSania Mirza6-1 2-6 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Mirza S.

Mirza S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

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
Zheng J.Mirza S.
1st serve in·Clear edge
71%
57%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
43%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
46%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
1.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.4
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 74). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng J.Mirza S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
36
Break points saved·Even
55
55
Break points won·Slight edge
80
69
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
47
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
73
52

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast
Weather
24°COvercast
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 62%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.
Jankovic J.
5-2
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.
Li N.
6-46-3
Sharapova M.
Radwanska A.
6-32-66-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.
Benesova I.
6-47-5
Li N.
Azarenka V.
7-674-67-64
Jankovic J.
Bartoli M.
6-46-3
Radwanska A.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-1
R16
Jankovic J.
Vesnina E.
6-13-0
Azarenka V.
Safarova L.
7-56-4
Sharapova M.
Kleybanova A.
2-66-26-2
Rybarikova M.
Wozniak A.
1-66-36-3
Bartoli M.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
4-66-27-5
Radwanska A.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-3
Benesova I.
Chang K.
7-56-2
Li N.
Bondarenko K.
2-67-56-3
R32
Wozniak A.
Wozniacki C.
5-0
Benesova I.
Dulko G.
6-33-66-4
Li N.
Dushevina V.
7-56-0
Chang K.
Safina D.
7-654-67-5
Sharapova M.
Stosur S.
6-06-1
Kleybanova A.
Zvonareva V.
3-66-46-2
Rybarikova M.
Petrova N.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Hantuchova D.
6-33-66-3
Petkovic A.
Kuznetsova S.
7-54-66-3
Azarenka V.
Zheng J.
6-16-1
Safarova L.
Peng S.
6-34-66-4
Bondarenko K.
Dementieva E.
6-26-736-1
Jankovic J.
Lisicki S.
6-34-66-2
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-17-66
Bartoli M.
Rezai A.
6-46-2
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Williams V.
7-667-5
R64
Petrova N.
Sugiyama A.
6-02-1
Benesova I.
Razzano V.
3-67-656-0
Radwanska A.
Makarova K.
7-56-3
Pavlyuchenkova A.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-17-63
Rezai A.
Errani S.
6-26-2
Bartoli M.
Cirstea S.
6-36-0
Vinci R.
Pennetta F.
6-16-2
Vesnina E.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Lisicki S.
Schnyder P.
6-46-0
Bondarenko K.
Groenefeld A.
6-36-1
Dushevina V.
Bondarenko A.
1-67-56-1
Li N.
Cornet A.
6-46-0
Safarova L.
Ivanovic A.
6-47-61
Peng S.
Medina Garrigues A.
6-36-3
Zheng J.
Mirza S.
5-76-26-3
Petkovic A.
Bammer S.
7-56-4
Chang K.
Kanepi K.
6-36-3
Dulko G.
Szavay A.
6-36-0
Stosur S.
Glatch A.
7-56-0
Sharapova M.
Schiavone F.
4-67-56-1
Kleybanova A.
Morita A.
6-16-4
Wozniak A.
Date Krumm K.
5-77-626-4
Rybarikova M.
Radwanska U.
6-46-4
Hantuchova D.
Craybas J.
6-36-3