Kurumi Nara vs Saisai Zheng — Ningbo 100K Round of 16
Kurumi Nara defeated Saisai Zheng 6-4 6-1 in the Ningbo 100K round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saisai Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Kurumi Nara had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 5 on hard. Kurumi Nara narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.
Key context
- Match story: Kurumi Nara dropped just 5 games past Saisai Zheng.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedNara K. took it in straight sets.
Common opponents
1 shared · last 12 monthsNara K. and Zheng S. faced 1 of the same opponent in the last 12 months. Nara K. went 1–0 (100%) against them, Zheng S. 0–1 (0%).
1–0100%Nara K. · better vs 1Record vs common opponents0–10%Zheng S. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
2–0Sets0–2
12–7Games5–13
Only 1 common opponent — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
vs Lertcheewakarn N.W6-4 6-3Kuala Lumpur · hardL5-7 0-6Guangzhou · hard
Head-to-head
4 meetings · level 2–222
- Nara K.September 2012Ningbo 100KThis matchHard6-4 6-1
- Nara K.April 2012Gifu 50KHard6-3 4-6 6-3
- Zheng S.March 2012Phuket 25KHard7-6(5) 6-4
- Zheng S.March 2012Phuket 25KHard6-2 6-0
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchNara K.Zheng S.1 628ELO1 6821 554Hard ELO1 5905–5Last 101–920Age18155 cmHeight170 cmRightPlaysRight