Jie Zheng vs Alicia MolikIndian Wells Round of 16

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 16
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 8 March 2010
hard
45 yrs · 182 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
6-3 4-6 7-6
Molik A.
Zheng J.
64772
Molik A.
36611

Jie Zheng defeated Alicia Molik 6-3 4-6 7-6 in the Indian Wells round of 16 on hard. The result followed the form book — Jie Zheng came in defending last year's round of 64. Jie Zheng extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Jie Zheng closed it out in three sets, 6–3 4–6 7–6.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2010-02-15DubaiR64hardAlicia Molik6-3 4-6 6-2
2007-04-02Amelia IslandR64clayJie Zheng6-4 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving72% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Molik A.

Molik A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Serve advantage — Zheng J.

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
71%
60%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
54%
55%
Return points won·Slight edge
45%
40%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Dominant
0.4
3.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.5
3.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (175 vs 21). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
41
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
69
Break points won·Clear edge
80
56
Deciding sets·Clear edge
71
57
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
48

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
16°CPartly cloudy
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 52%

Draw