Saisai Zheng vs Jelena Jankovic — Tianjin Round of 16

Tianjin · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 6 October 2014
hard
SRB1
Jelena Jankovic
41 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLLLLW
Zheng S.
6-3 6-3
Jankovic J.
Zheng S.
662
Jankovic J.
330

Saisai Zheng defeated Jelena Jankovic 6-3 6-3 in the Tianjin round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Jelena Jankovic came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Saisai Zheng claimed a first win over Jelena Jankovic in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-05-18StrasbourgR16clayJelena Jankovic6-3 6-3
2015-02-23DohaR32hardJelena Jankovic6-0 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Jankovic J.

Jankovic J.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

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
Zheng S.Jankovic J.
1st serve in·Even
67%
63%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
51%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.9
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.7

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 166). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Jankovic J.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
59
Break points saved·Dominant
16
80
Break points won·Clear edge
71
91
Deciding sets·Slight edge
50
55
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
40
50

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