Donna Vekic vs Shuai Zhang — Kuala Lumpur Semi-final

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Semi-final
Donna Vekic
CRO7
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1736Hard ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 April 2014
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN2
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Vekic D.
1-6 6-3 6-4
Zhang S.
Vekic D.
1662
Zhang S.
6341

Donna Vekic defeated Shuai Zhang 1-6 6-3 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur semi-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35, defending last year's round of 32. Donna Vekic narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassDonna Vekic6-2 6-3
2022-09-26TallinnR16hardDonna Vekic6-2 6-4
2017-09-25WuhanR64hardShuai Zhang7-5 5-7 6-1
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayShuai Zhang7-5 6-4
2015-02-09PattayaR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Vekic D.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Even serve battle

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

Vekic D.Zhang S.
6
Serve
17
36
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Vekic D.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
45%
47%
Service points won·Even
59%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.9
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.0
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Vekic D.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
67
62
Break points saved·Dominant
86
55
Break points won·Slight edge
91
83
Deciding sets·Even
77
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
33
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Vekic D.Zhang S.
Freshness·Even
97
96

Vekic D.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Vekic D.[7]
Cibulkova D.[1]
5-77-57-64
Semi-finals
Cibulkova D.[1]
Pliskova K.[3]
6-736-36-3
Vekic D.[7]
Zhang S.[2]
1-66-36-4
Quarter-finals
Vekic D.[7]
Mayr Achleitner P.[4]
6-47-5
Zhang S.[2]
Linette M.
6-22-66-1
Cibulkova D.[1]
Diyas Z.[6]
4-66-26-4
Pliskova K.[3]
Buyukakcay C.
6-46-4
R16
Cibulkova D.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-16-2
Diyas Z.[6]
Gatto Monticone G.
6-16-4
Buyukakcay C.
Majeric T.
6-46-4
Mayr Achleitner P.[4]
Kovinic D.
6-43-66-1
Zhang S.[2]
Zhang L.
6-34-66-0
Pliskova K.[3]
Duan Y.
6-16-3
Linette M.
Kichenok L.
6-16-2
Vekic D.[7]
Pliskova K.
1-66-37-5
R32
Gatto Monticone G.
Jabeur O.
3-66-46-2
Buyukakcay C.
Date Krumm K.[5]
5-3
Cibulkova D.[1]
Ozgen P.
6-16-3
Hsieh S.
Gajdosova J.
2-66-46-3
Diyas Z.[6]
Daniilidou E.
6-26-2
Majeric T.
Amanmuradova A.
4-66-26-0
Vekic D.[7]
Chan Y.
3-66-46-1
Pliskova K.
Babos T.
7-663-66-4
Kovinic D.
Mestach A.
6-46-2
Mayr Achleitner P.[4]
Hozumi E.
6-42-66-3
Kichenok L.
Morita A.[8]
6-46-2
Linette M.
Lim A.
6-36-0
Zhang L.
Savchuk O.
6-36-2
Zhang S.[2]
Zheng S.
2-66-26-2
Pliskova K.[3]
Krunic A.
6-26-2
Duan Y.
Vrljic A.
6-36-2