Alison Riske Amritraj vs Saisai Zheng — Tianjin Semi-final

Tianjin · WTA · Semi-final
USA6
Alison Riske Amritraj
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLLLWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2014
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Riske Amritraj A.
6-0 6-1
Zheng S.
Riske Amritraj A.
662
Zheng S.
010

Alison Riske Amritraj defeated Saisai Zheng 6-0 6-1 in the Tianjin semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saisai Zheng came in leading the head-to-head 3–2. Alison Riske Amritraj narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-09-09ZhengzhouR16hardSaisai Zheng7-5 6-3
2018-09-10HiroshimaR32hardSaisai Zheng7-5 6-4
2016-06-06NottinghamSFgrassAlison Riske Amritraj6-1 7-5
2015-09-14TokyoR32hardSaisai Zheng0-6 6-4 6-1
2015-06-08NottinghamR32grassAlison Riske Amritraj6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Riske Amritraj A.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Riske Amritraj A.

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
Riske Amritraj A.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
63%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
56%
51%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Riske Amritraj A.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Even
19
19
Break points saved·Dominant
61
16
Break points won·Slight edge
60
71
Deciding sets·Clear edge
27
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
18
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Bencic B.[3]
6-36-4
Semi-finals
Bencic B.[3]
Peng S.[2]
3-1
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Zheng S.
6-06-1
Quarter-finals
Peng S.[2]
Tomljanovic A.[8]
7-652-67-5
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Lepchenko V.[4]
7-656-3
Bencic B.[3]
Hsieh S.
6-44-66-2
Zheng S.
Cirstea S.
6-42-66-1
R16
Tomljanovic A.[8]
Duan Y.
6-46-4
Zheng S.
Jankovic J.[1]
6-36-3
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Govortsova O.
6-47-63
Bencic B.[3]
Oprandi R.
DEF
Cirstea S.
Hlavackova A.
6-36-0
Lepchenko V.[4]
Liu F.
7-637-5
Peng S.[2]
Kulichkova E.
6-16-2
Hsieh S.
Zhang S.[5]
3-66-37-65
R32
Cirstea S.
Linette M.
6-46-2
Lepchenko V.[4]
Kichenok L.
6-16-0
Zheng S.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Govortsova O.
Schiavone F.
7-56-4
Kulichkova E.
Soler Espinosa S.
7-664-66-1
Oprandi R.
Wu H.
6-06-0
Riske Amritraj A.[6]
Buyukakcay C.
6-27-5
Hsieh S.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Duan Y.
Zhang L.
6-36-1
Jankovic J.[1]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-20-66-0
Bencic B.[3]
Zhu L.
7-56-2
Tomljanovic A.[8]
Kichenok N.
5-76-16-2
Peng S.[2]
Peer S.
7-54-66-2
Liu F.
Wang Q.
6-36-0
Zhang S.[5]
Kovinic D.
6-26-1
Hlavackova A.
Puig M.[7]
7-56-1