Jie Zheng vs Ayumi Morita — Auckland Round of 32

Auckland · WTA · Round of 32
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 2 January 2012
hard
JPN
Ayumi Morita
36 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
4-6 6-3 6-4
Morita A.
Zheng J.
4662
Morita A.
6341

Jie Zheng defeated Ayumi Morita 4-6 6-3 6-4 in the Auckland round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ayumi Morita came in leading the head-to-head 1–0, defending last year's round of 32, but Jie Zheng had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Jie Zheng claimed a first win over Ayumi Morita in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-05-16BrusselsR32clayAyumi Morita6-4 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Morita A.

Morita A.serving64% hold

wins 56% 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.Morita A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
44%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
49%
Aces / match·Even
0.4
0.9
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.4
1.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (100 vs 79). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng J.Morita A.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
56
33
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
43
Break points won·Slight edge
80
70
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
44
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
73
66

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
19°COvercast
Wind 32 km/hHumidity 71%

Draw

Final
Zheng J.
Pennetta F.
2-66-32-0
Radwanska A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Pennetta F.
Kerber A.
6-16-2
Zheng J.
Kuznetsova S.
2-66-36-3
Radwanska A.
Hampton J.
7-647-63
Wickmayer Y.
Barthel M.
6-41-67-63
Quarter-finals
Zheng J.
Hradecka L.
6-26-3
Kerber A.
Lisicki S.
6-44-3
Kuznetsova S.
Errani S.
6-46-3
Pennetta F.
Vesnina E.
6-26-1
Barthel M.
Larsson J.
6-26-1
Radwanska A.
Vesnina E.
6-36-3
Hampton J.
Bertens K.
6-16-756-2
Wickmayer Y.
Flipkens K.
6-36-4
R16
Hradecka L.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Zheng J.
Niculescu M.
6-06-2
Kuznetsova S.
Mchale C.
6-16-1
Errani S.
Wickmayer Y.
4-66-16-1
Lisicki S.
Barthel M.
7-633-66-3
Vesnina E.
Vinci R.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Baltacha E.
6-46-2
Kerber A.
Goerges J.
6-26-3
Larsson J.
Goerges J.
7-56-716-3
Barthel M.
Daniilidou E.
7-666-2
Vesnina E.
Shvedova Y.
6-26-3
Wickmayer Y.
Oprandi R.
6-36-0
Bertens K.
Watson H.
6-43-66-3
Flipkens K.
Parmentier P.
6-26-2
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
6-36-1
Hampton J.
Erakovic M.
6-17-65
R32
Vesnina E.
Rybarikova M.
6-36-2
Baltacha E.
Jones S.
6-24-66-3
Zheng J.
Morita A.
4-66-36-4
Niculescu M.
Hampton J.
7-616-1
Kuznetsova S.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-4
Pennetta F.
Cirstea S.
6-47-65
Goerges J.
Arn G.
7-53-66-4
Kerber A.
Erakovic M.
4-66-46-4
Barthel M.
Dokic J.
7-656-1
Lisicki S.
Razzano V.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Marino R.
7-56-4
Peng S.
Rezai A.
4-66-36-4
Hradecka L.
Brianti A.
6-43-66-2
Mchale C.
Dulgheru A.
6-26-3
Errani S.
Larsson J.
6-16-1
Watson H.
Cirstea S.
6-30-0
Hampton J.
Zheng J.
7-56-1
Oprandi R.
Luangnam N.
6-06-2
Flipkens K.
Voskoboeva G.
6-16-727-5
Parmentier P.
Mchale C.
6-46-1
Larsson J.
Doi M.
4-66-36-2
Bertens K.
Kuznetsova S.
6-756-27-5
Erakovic M.
Dubois S.
6-26-1
Shvedova Y.
Arruabarrena L.
6-36-2
Vesnina E.
Bouchard E.
7-56-3
Halep S.
Rus A.
4-66-36-1
Radwanska A.
Arn G.
6-26-2
Goerges J.
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Daniilidou E.
Vandeweghe C.
1-67-656-4
Barthel M.
Min G.
6-16-3
Wickmayer Y.
Rybarikova M.
7-636-2