Elena Baltacha vs Jie Zheng — Eastbourne Round of 16

Eastbourne · WTA · Round of 16
GBR
Elena Baltacha
42 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLWLWLW
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 June 2010
grass
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Baltacha E.
6-2 1-6 6-3
Zheng J.
Baltacha E.
6162
Zheng J.
2631

Elena Baltacha defeated Jie Zheng 6-2 1-6 6-3 in the Eastbourne round of 16 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 16. Elena Baltacha claimed a first win over Jie Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elena Baltacha closed it out in three sets, 6–2 1–6 6–3.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2008-06-23WimbledonR64grassJie Zheng6-2 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Baltacha E.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving80% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Baltacha E.

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
Baltacha E.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
60%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
56%
54%
Return points won·Slight edge
40%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
53%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
0.4
Double faults / match·Even
2.6
2.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (80 vs 175). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Baltacha E.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
56
Break points saved·Clear edge
68
55
Break points won·Clear edge
56
80
Deciding sets·Slight edge
60
71
Tiebreaks·
—
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
17°CMainly clear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 70%

Draw

Final
Makarova K.
Azarenka V.
7-656-4
Semi-finals
Makarova K.
Stosur S.
7-657-5
Azarenka V.
Bartoli M.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Makarova K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Clijsters K.
7-666-4
Bartoli M.
Martinez Sanchez M.
5-76-47-65
Stosur S.
Baltacha E.
6-756-16-0
R16
Martinez Sanchez M.
Rezai A.
6-23-0
Baltacha E.
Zheng J.
6-21-66-3
Bartoli M.
Szavay A.
3-66-46-4
Azarenka V.
Watson H.
6-16-1
Clijsters K.
Safarova L.
6-16-0
Stosur S.
Hantuchova D.
6-33-66-4
Makarova K.
Petrova N.
6-26-0
Kuznetsova S.
Cirstea S.
4-67-667-64
R32
Baltacha E.
Li N.
6-760-0
Martinez Sanchez M.
Zvonareva V.
6-33-67-5
Bartoli M.
Dushevina V.
6-47-5
Azarenka V.
Radwanska A.
7-626-1
Watson H.
Wozniak A.
6-36-2
Safarova L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-43-66-4
Clijsters K.
Wickmayer Y.
6-16-1
Zheng J.
Peer S.
1-66-16-3
Hantuchova D.
Keothavong A.
6-46-2
Stosur S.
Oudin M.
6-46-4
Makarova K.
Pennetta F.
7-656-1
Petrova N.
Sprem K.
2-67-57-64
Kuznetsova S.
Kleybanova A.
4-67-56-2
Cirstea S.
Schiavone F.
7-56-3
Szavay A.
Govortsova O.
3-66-27-62
Rezai A.
Wozniacki C.
6-41-66-3