Vera Zvonareva vs Shuai ZhangPattaya Round of 16

Pattaya · WTA · Round of 16
1693ELO
1659Hard ELO
41 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 February 2015
hard
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Zvonareva V.
7-6 6-3
Zhang S.
Zvonareva V.
7862
Zhang S.
6630

Vera Zvonareva defeated Shuai Zhang 7-6 6-3 in the Pattaya round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in defending last year's round of 32.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zvonareva V.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zvonareva V.

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

Zvonareva V.Zhang S.
Serve
17
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
65%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
56%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.5
2.3
Double faults / match·Clear edge
3.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
76
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
79
55
Break points won·Slight edge
94
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
92
78
Tiebreaks·Dominant
51
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
99

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast