Arantxa Rus vs Jie Zheng — Brussels Round of 32

Brussels · WTA · Round of 32
Arantxa Rus
NED
Arantxa Rus
#178WTA
1511ELO
1500Clay ELO
35 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 May 2012
clay
CHN
Jie Zheng
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Rus A.
7-5 3-6 6-4
Zheng J.
Rus A.
7362
Zheng J.
5641

Arantxa Rus defeated Jie Zheng 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the Brussels round of 32 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Jie Zheng came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

  • Match story: Arantxa Rus closed it out in three sets, 7–5 3–6 6–4.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Rus A.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zheng J.

Zheng J.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Rus A.

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
Rus A.Zheng J.
1st serve in·Even
71%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
55%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.0
0.4
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 100). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Rus A.Zheng J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
15
56
Break points saved·Even
51
55
Break points won·Slight edge
86
80
Deciding sets·Dominant
16
71
Tiebreaks·Dominant
0
73

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

Freshness

Recent load
Rus A.Zheng J.
Freshness·
100
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Rus A.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Draw

Final
Radwanska A.
Halep S.
7-56-0
Semi-finals
Radwanska A.
Kanepi K.
7-686-3
Halep S.
Arvidsson S.
6-46-3
Quarter-finals
Halep S.
Cibulkova D.
0-66-46-3
Arvidsson S.
Radwanska U.
7-56-4
Kanepi K.
Pironkova T.
6-36-1
Radwanska A.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-1
R16
Cibulkova D.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-4
Radwanska U.
Bartoli M.
6-46-2
Arvidsson S.
Rus A.
6-23-1
Halep S.
Niculescu M.
6-16-1
Kanepi K.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-2
Pironkova T.
Petrova N.
6-36-2
Van Uytvanck A.
Scheepers C.
4-66-46-2
Radwanska A.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-0
R32
Pironkova T.
Daniilidou E.
6-16-4
Tsurenko L.
Arn G.
6-16-4
Niculescu M.
Mirza S.
6-17-5
Halep S.
Jankovic J.
6-23-67-63
Jovanovski B.
Hendler T.
7-57-5
Van Uytvanck A.
Pervak K.
6-35-76-4
Scheepers C.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
7-56-2
Petrova N.
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Kanepi K.
Falconi I.
6-36-2
Radwanska U.
Lepchenko V.
6-26-2
Rus A.
Zheng J.
7-53-66-4
Arvidsson S.
Peng S.
7-56-3
Cibulkova D.
Mchale C.
7-616-1
Wickmayer Y.
Chakvetadze A.
3-66-46-1