Samantha Stosur vs Jie Zheng — Osaka Semi-final

Osaka · WTA · Semi-final
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 10 October 2011
hard
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLLLW
Stosur S.
7-6 3-6 6-3
Zheng J.
Stosur S.
77362
Zheng J.
65631

Samantha Stosur defeated Jie Zheng 7-6 3-6 6-3 in the Osaka semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 4–2. Samantha Stosur narrowed the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

  • Match story: Samantha Stosur closed it out in three sets, 7–6 3–6 6–3.

Head to head

2–4
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-01-14Australian OpenR64hardJie Zheng6-4 1-6 7-5
2013-01-07SydneyR32hardJie Zheng6-3 6-7(7) 6-4
2011-03-21MiamiR64hardSamantha Stosur6-2 6-1
2009-08-03Los AngelesQFhardSamantha Stosur4-6 6-3 6-4
2009-02-16DubaiR32hardJie Zheng3-6 7-5 7-5
2005-04-23Fed Cup G1 PO: CHN vs AUSRRhardJie Zheng6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Stosur S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Even serve battle

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
Stosur S.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
71%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
58%
54%
Return points won·Even
41%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.0
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 136). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Stosur S.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
45
56
Break points saved·Dominant
85
55
Break points won·Clear edge
61
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
45
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
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Bartoli M.
Stosur S.
6-36-1
Semi-finals
Bartoli M.
Kerber A.
6-17-65
Stosur S.
Zheng J.
7-653-66-3
Quarter-finals
Stosur S.
Scheepers C.
6-26-3
Zheng J.
Cetkovska P.
0-67-56-3
Kerber A.
Tanasugarn T.
6-36-4
Bartoli M.
Morita A.
6-26-1
R16
Tanasugarn T.
Johansson M.
6-26-4
Bartoli M.
King V.
6-16-2
Morita A.
Daniilidou E.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Zheng J.
Gajdosova J.
7-56-3
Cetkovska P.
Sema E.
6-06-3
Scheepers C.
Shvedova Y.
4-66-37-65
Stosur S.
Doi M.
6-26-4
R32
Govortsova O.
Chan Y.
6-12-66-4
King V.
Craybas J.
6-13-66-1
Bartoli M.
Czink M.
6-26-2
Gajdosova J.
Nakamura A.
6-06-1
Zheng J.
Kucova Z.
6-16-1
Tanasugarn T.
Mchale C.
6-37-5
Sema E.
Minella M.
6-36-3
Cetkovska P.
Date Krumm K.
6-27-62
Scheepers C.
Kudryavtseva A.
6-26-2
Shvedova Y.
Aoyama S.
6-26-0
Doi M.
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-4
Stosur S.
Lertcheewakarn N.
6-33-67-5
Johansson M.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Kerber A.
Nara K.
6-26-1
Morita A.
Zhang S.
7-636-2
Daniilidou E.
Pivovarova A.
6-26-2