Shuai Zhang vs Johanna Konta — Guangzhou Quarter-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Quarter-final
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2013
hard
GBR
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
Zhang S.
7-5 6-3
Konta J.
Zhang S.
762
Konta J.
53–

Shuai Zhang defeated Johanna Konta 7-5 6-3 in the Guangzhou quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Johanna Konta came in leading the head-to-head 6–0. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Johanna Konta in seven meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 6–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–3.

Head to head

0–6
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-08-09MontrealR64hardJohanna Konta4-6 5-2 RET
2021-06-07NottinghamFgrassJohanna Konta6-2 6-1
2019-08-26US OpenR32hardJohanna Konta6-2 6-3
2016-10-03BeijingQFhardJohanna Konta6-4 6-0
2016-09-26WuhanR32hardJohanna Konta6-3 6-3
2016-01-18Australian OpenQFhardJohanna Konta6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Konta J.serving84% hold

wins 66% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Konta J.

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Serve & return on hard

Zhang S.Konta J.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Konta J.
1st serve in·Even
66%
64%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
68%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
50%
Service points won·Even
58%
62%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
62%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
4.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.4

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Konta J.
Clutch Rating·Even
62
66
Break points saved·Dominant
55
90
Break points won·Clear edge
83
67
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
84
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
48

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Konta J.
Freshness·
96
—

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zhang S.
King V.
7-616-1
Semi-finals
Zhang S.
Meusburger Y.
6-16-1
King V.
Zheng J.
3-67-56-3
Quarter-finals
Zhang S.
Konta J.
7-56-3
King V.
Puig M.
1-67-57-65
Zheng J.
Robson L.
1-67-666-2
Meusburger Y.
Cornet A.
6-46-1
R16
Robson L.
Zheng S.
6-37-64
Puig M.
Voskoboeva G.
6-36-2
King V.
Jovanovski B.
6-40-66-4
Meusburger Y.
Dolonc V.
2-66-26-4
Konta J.
Peng S.
6-16-3
Zhang S.
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Cornet A.
Pliskova K.
7-646-0
Zheng J.
Babos T.
7-57-61
R32
Cornet A.
Govortsova O.
6-36-1
Pliskova K.
Larsson J.
6-46-3
Meusburger Y.
Tsurenko L.
6-36-4
Dolonc V.
Radwanska U.
7-56-2
Peng S.
Peer S.
6-36-4
Konta J.
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-2
Voskoboeva G.
Cetkovska P.
6-36-1
Zhang S.
Puchkova O.
6-07-61
Hsieh S.
Ormaechea P.
6-16-2
Babos T.
Lepchenko V.
7-687-5
Zheng J.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-4
Zheng S.
Kumkhum L.
6-736-37-5
Robson L.
Jaksic J.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Kichenok N.
7-57-64
King V.
Scheepers C.
2-66-16-3
Jovanovski B.
Cirstea S.
6-26-1