Roberto Marcora vs Ze Zhang — Guangzhou CH Quarter-final

Guangzhou CH · CHALLENGER · Quarter-final
ITA
Roberto Marcora
36 yrs · 193 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWLWWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 9 March 2015
hard
CHN
Ze Zhang
36 yrs · 188 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLLLW
Marcora R.
6-3 1-6 6-1
Zhang Z.
Marcora R.
6162
Zhang Z.
3611

Roberto Marcora defeated Ze Zhang 6-3 1-6 6-1 in the Guangzhou CH quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ze Zhang came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

  • Match story: Roberto Marcora closed it out in three sets, 6–3 1–6 6–1.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Marcora R.serving80% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zhang Z.

Zhang Z.serving82% hold

wins 64% of points on serve vs Marcora R.

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

Statistics

This season
Marcora R.Zhang Z.
1st serve in·Even
61%
65%
1st serve points won·Even
70%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
51%
48%
Service points won·Even
63%
62%
Return points won·Even
37%
39%
Break points saved·Even
60%
61%
Aces / match·Even
4.5
5.0
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Marcora R.Zhang Z.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
30
23
Break points saved·Even
78
77
Break points won·Dominant
3
32
Deciding sets·Dominant
58
21
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
25
11

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
Coppejans K.
Marcora R.
7-665-76-1
Semi-finals
Coppejans K.
Chung H.[2]
6-42-66-2
Marcora R.
Fucsovics M.
7-636-796-4
Quarter-finals
Coppejans K.
Lamasine T.
2-66-36-2
Marcora R.
Zhang Z.
6-31-66-1
Fucsovics M.
Setkic A.
6-23-66-4
Chung H.[2]
Carballes Baena R.[8]
6-07-64
R16
Setkic A.
Moriya H.[7]
6-36-1
Zhang Z.
Becker R.
6-26-3
Marcora R.
Thompson J.
6-47-63
Fucsovics M.
Devvarman S.
6-06-756-1
Coppejans K.
Sugita Y.[6]
4-66-37-65
Lamasine T.
Ghem A.
6-36-4
Carballes Baena R.[8]
Wang C.
6-37-5
Chung H.[2]
Munoz de la Nava D.
6-27-61
R32
Ghem A.
Kudryavtsev A.[4]
6-4
Zhang Z.
Kavcic B.[1]
6-16-3
Becker R.
Ignatik U.
6-23-67-66
Marcora R.
Millman J.[5]
6-21-66-2
Devvarman S.
Nedovyesov A.[3]
6-27-66
Fucsovics M.
Chen T.
6-36-4
Setkic A.
Wu D.
6-756-26-2
Moriya H.[7]
Middelkoop M.
5-77-666-0
Carballes Baena R.[8]
Cox D.
6-32-66-4
Thompson J.
Zheng W.
6-06-2
Sugita Y.[6]
Li Z.
6-47-64
Coppejans K.
Mitchell B.
6-27-62
Lamasine T.
Ghedin R.
6-26-3
Wang C.
Watanuki Y.
6-06-1
Munoz de la Nava D.
Torebko P.
6-46-4
Chung H.[2]
Myneni S.
5-76-46-4