Belinda Bencic vs Lin Zhu — Tianjin Round of 32

Tianjin · WTA · Round of 32
Belinda Bencic
SUI3
Belinda Bencic
#14WTA
1989ELO
1952Hard ELO
$1.8MYTD
$17MCAREER
29 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWWLWWWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2014
hard
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
Bencic B.
7-5 6-2
Zhu L.
Bencic B.
762
Zhu L.
520

Belinda Bencic defeated Lin Zhu 7-5 6-2 in the Tianjin round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Belinda Bencic came in ranked #14, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Belinda Bencic extended the head-to-head to 2–0.

Key context

Head to head

1–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-08-28US OpenR32hardBelinda Bencic7-6(1) 2-6 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Bencic B.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

Zhu L.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Bencic B.

Serve advantage — Bencic B.

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

Bencic B.Zhu L.
57
Serve
14
55
Return
60

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

Statistics

This season
Bencic B.Zhu L.
1st serve in·Even
64%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
69%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
48%
Service points won·Even
61%
57%
Return points won·Even
43%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
61%
55%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.9
1.7
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.7
2.2

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Bencic B.Zhu L.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
88
37
Break points saved·Dominant
95
64
Break points won·Even
94
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
98
15
Tiebreaks·Dominant
98
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Bencic B.Zhu L.
Freshness·Clear edge
88
100

Bencic B.: 9 days rest · 3 matches (14d) · Zhu L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. 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