Jie Zheng vs Yaroslava ShvedovaGuangzhou Round of 32

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 32
43 yrs · 164 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 16 September 2013
hard
38 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Zheng J.
6-1 6-4
Shvedova Y.
Zheng J.
662
Shvedova Y.
14

Jie Zheng defeated Yaroslava Shvedova 6-1 6-4 in the Guangzhou round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Yaroslava Shvedova came in leading the head-to-head 2–1, but Jie Zheng had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 6 on hard. Jie Zheng narrowed the head-to-head to 2–2.

Key context

Head to head

12
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2013-03-18MiamiR128hardJie Zheng7-5 6-4
2011-06-06BirminghamR64grassYaroslava Shvedova6-2 7-6(5)
2008-02-18DohaR64hardYaroslava Shvedova6-4 4-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng J.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Shvedova Y.

Shvedova Y.serving69% hold

wins 58% 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
1st serve in·Slight edge
70%
65%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
57%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
45%
Service points won·Even
53%
56%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
53%
54%
Aces / match·Clear edge
0.4
3.1
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.5
4.5

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (60 vs 158). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Dominant
56
12
Break points saved·Clear edge
55
42
Break points won·Dominant
80
55
Deciding sets·Dominant
71
25
Tiebreaks·Dominant
73
40

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