Simona Halep vs Lin Zhu — Beijing Round of 32

Beijing · WTA · Round of 32
ROU2
Simona Halep
34 yrs · 168 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 September 2014
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Halep S.
7-5 6-4
Zhu L.
Halep S.
762
Zhu L.
540

Simona Halep defeated Lin Zhu 7-5 6-4 in the Beijing round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Simona Halep came in defending last year's round of 64.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Halep S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Halep S.

Serve advantage — Halep S.

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

Halep S.Zhu L.
—
Serve
14
—
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Halep S.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Even
66%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
65%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
59%
57%
Return points won·Slight edge
49%
44%
Break points saved·Even
57%
55%
Aces / match·Even
2.1
1.7
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.8
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Halep S.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
89
37
Break points saved·Clear edge
87
64
Break points won·Slight edge
100
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
15
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
82
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Halep S.Zhu L.
Freshness·
—
100

Zhu L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
21°CClear
Wind 19 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Sharapova M.[4]
Kvitova P.[3]
6-42-66-3
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.[3]
Stosur S.
6-35-76-2
Sharapova M.[4]
Ivanovic A.[9]
6-06-4
Quarter-finals
Sharapova M.[4]
Kuznetsova S.
6-06-4
Stosur S.
Williams S.[1]
DEF
Kvitova P.[3]
Vinci R.
7-626-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Halep S.[2]
DEF
R16
Vinci R.
Makarova K.[12]
6-10-67-5
Kuznetsova S.
Kerber A.[7]
2-66-46-3
Kvitova P.[3]
Williams V.[16]
DEF
Sharapova M.[4]
Suarez Navarro C.
6-17-63
Halep S.[2]
Petkovic A.[15]
7-645-77-61
Williams S.[1]
Safarova L.[13]
6-11-66-2
Ivanovic A.[9]
Lisicki S.
6-37-5
Stosur S.
Cornet A.
6-46-2
R32
Makarova K.[12]
Hercog P.
7-56-0
Cornet A.
Davis L.
6-26-1
Stosur S.
Wozniacki C.[6]
6-47-69
Vinci R.
Radwanska A.[5]
6-46-4
Sharapova M.[4]
Svitolina E.
6-26-2
Williams V.[16]
Garcia C.
6-46-3
Safarova L.[13]
Barthel M.
6-36-3
Petkovic A.[15]
Keys M.
6-26-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Pennetta F.[14]
6-13-66-2
Halep S.[2]
Zhu L.
7-56-4
Williams S.[1]
Pironkova T.
6-26-3
Lisicki S.
Bouchard E.[8]
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[9]
Oprandi R.
6-46-2
Kvitova P.[3]
Peng S.
6-46-2
Kerber A.[7]
Diyas Z.
6-36-1
Kuznetsova S.
Nara K.
6-36-1
R64
Williams V.[16]
Watson H.
6-36-1
Zhu L.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-33-3
Peng S.
Zhang K.
6-46-1
Diyas Z.
Koukalova K.
6-16-4
Safarova L.[13]
Giorgi C.
7-636-4
Makarova K.[12]
Muguruza G.
6-786-46-4
Vinci R.
Shvedova Y.
6-22-66-1
Radwanska A.[5]
Vandeweghe C.
6-46-3
Suarez Navarro C.
Flipkens K.
6-26-4
Oprandi R.
Jovanovski B.
6-26-4
Petkovic A.[15]
Niculescu M.
2-67-686-4
Pennetta F.[14]
Mchale C.
7-636-4
Hercog P.
Pliskova K.
6-42-66-2
Davis L.
Xu Y.
6-36-3
Nara K.
Errani S.[11]
3-66-36-4
Kuznetsova S.
Hantuchova D.
6-21-1
Pironkova T.
Kirilenko M.
6-46-1
Williams S.[1]
Soler Espinosa S.
7-56-2
Lisicki S.
Xu S.
4-66-26-0
Ivanovic A.[9]
Bencic B.
6-26-1
Keys M.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-737-5
Garcia C.
Zhang S.
6-16-4
Kerber A.[7]
Dellacqua C.
6-13-66-3
Stosur S.
Schiavone F.
6-46-2
Halep S.[2]
Strycova B.
6-16-4
Sharapova M.[4]
Kanepi K.
6-46-1
Cornet A.
Jankovic J.[10]
7-53-66-4
Barthel M.
Mattek Sands B.
4-66-16-4