Kateryna Baindl vs Saisai Zheng — Kuala Lumpur Round of 32

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 32
UKR
Kateryna Baindl
32 yrs · 175 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLWLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 2 March 2015
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Baindl K.
6-3 6-4
Zheng S.
Baindl K.
662
Zheng S.
340

Kateryna Baindl defeated Saisai Zheng 6-3 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saisai Zheng came in defending last year's round of 32, but Kateryna Baindl had been the form player, winning 1 of their last 4 on hard.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Baindl K.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Baindl K.

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
Baindl K.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Even
70%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
46%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
51%
Aces / match·Even
1.5
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
3.0
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Baindl K.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
9
19
Break points saved·Even
20
16
Break points won·Slight edge
76
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
5
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
71
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Wozniacki C.[1]
Dulgheru A.
4-66-26-1
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[1]
Hsieh S.
6-26-2
Dulgheru A.
Gajdosova J.[4]
5-77-57-64
Quarter-finals
Hsieh S.
Kulichkova E.
7-644-66-0
Wozniacki C.[1]
Witthoeft C.
6-36-1
Gajdosova J.[4]
Nara K.[6]
6-43-66-4
Dulgheru A.
Goerges J.[8]
7-657-5
R16
Dulgheru A.
Duan Y.
6-46-1
Wozniacki C.[1]
Zhu L.
6-46-1
Witthoeft C.
Koukalova K.[5]
7-636-0
Kulichkova E.
Putintseva Y.
6-06-2
Nara K.[6]
Linette M.
7-55-77-66
Goerges J.[8]
Baindl K.
6-16-2
Hsieh S.
Eguchi M.
6-33-66-0
Gajdosova J.[4]
Kumkhum L.
7-56-2
R32
Witthoeft C.
Doi M.
7-57-5
Eguchi M.
Mestach A.
2-67-56-3
Kulichkova E.
Jovanovski B.[7]
6-36-3
Nara K.[6]
Voegele S.
6-37-64
Gajdosova J.[4]
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-4
Dulgheru A.
Lisicki S.[2]
6-47-5
Putintseva Y.
Noordin J.
6-26-1
Koukalova K.[5]
Mayr Achleitner P.
6-16-3
Baindl K.
Zheng S.
6-36-4
Goerges J.[8]
Kudryavtseva A.
6-17-62
Zhu L.
Beygelzimer Y.
6-44-66-3
Kumkhum L.
Namigata J.
6-37-64
Wozniacki C.[1]
Wang Y.
6-36-1
Hsieh S.
Dellacqua C.[3]
7-52-66-3
Linette M.
Wang Q.
2-66-36-0
Duan Y.
Xu Y.
6-03-66-3