Christina Mchale vs Saisai Zheng — Tokyo Quarter-final

Tokyo · WTA · Quarter-final
USA6
Christina Mchale
34 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 14 September 2015
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Mchale C.
2-6 6-3 6-3
Zheng S.
Mchale C.
2662
Zheng S.
6331

Christina Mchale defeated Saisai Zheng 2-6 6-3 6-3 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Christina Mchale came in leading the head-to-head 2–0. Christina Mchale extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2018-05-21NurnbergR32clayChristina Mchale6-2 7-6(5)
2016-08-15CincinnatiR64hardChristina Mchale6-2 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Mchale C.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Mchale C.

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
Mchale C.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
67%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
42%
46%
Service points won·Even
54%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.7
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
3.9
2.3

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Mchale C.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
0
19
Break points saved·Clear edge
28
16
Break points won·Slight edge
65
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
8
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
29
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
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 17 km/hHumidity 68%

Draw

Final
Wickmayer Y.
Linette M.
4-66-36-3
Radwanska A.[7]
Bencic B.[8]
6-26-2
Semi-finals
Linette M.
Mchale C.[6]
3-66-46-3
Wickmayer Y.
Tomljanovic A.[7]
7-56-2
Bencic B.[8]
Wozniacki C.[1]
6-26-4
Radwanska A.[7]
Cibulkova D.
6-46-1
Quarter-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Bondarenko K.
3-66-36-4
Tomljanovic A.[7]
Brengle M.[3]
1-66-36-4
Linette M.
Hsieh S.
6-36-3
Mchale C.[6]
Zheng S.
2-66-36-3
Wozniacki C.[1]
Kerber A.[5]
6-22-66-3
Bencic B.[8]
Muguruza G.[3]
7-616-1
Radwanska A.[7]
Pliskova K.[4]
7-56-2
Cibulkova D.
Ivanovic A.[2]
7-656-3
R16
Bondarenko K.
Gajdosova J.
6-13-66-4
Mchale C.[6]
Ozaki R.
6-17-5
Linette M.
Diyas Z.[2]
6-27-5
Hsieh S.
Nara K.
6-26-4
Wickmayer Y.
Larsson J.[5]
7-56-3
Brengle M.[3]
Hibino N.
6-16-2
Tomljanovic A.[7]
Date Krumm K.
7-656-3
Zheng S.
Falconi I.
6-46-2
Wozniacki C.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-26-2
Bencic B.[8]
Stosur S.
6-756-36-4
Radwanska A.[7]
Svitolina E.
6-46-1
Pliskova K.[4]
Nara K.
6-26-4
Cibulkova D.
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
6-46-4
Ivanovic A.[2]
Giorgi C.
7-56-2
Kerber A.[5]
Brengle M.
5-76-16-0
Muguruza G.[3]
Strycova B.
6-36-4
R32
Linette M.
Davis L.
6-36-2
Nara K.
Mitu C.
6-16-4
Zheng S.
Riske Amritraj A.[4]
0-66-46-1
Bondarenko K.
Suarez Navarro C.[1]
6-46-4
Gajdosova J.
Panova A.
6-36-4
Wickmayer Y.
Siniakova K.
6-46-3
Larsson J.[5]
Wang Q.
0-66-36-3
Brengle M.[3]
Friedsam A.
6-36-1
Hibino N.
Kuwata H.
3-66-46-4
Date Krumm K.
Doi M.
6-46-2
Tomljanovic A.[7]
Babos T.
3-66-47-62
Mchale C.[6]
Putintseva Y.
6-37-5
Ozaki R.
Jovanovski B.
6-16-1
Falconi I.
Osaka N.
5-77-56-3
Hsieh S.
Hercog P.[8]
6-15-77-5
Diyas Z.[2]
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Cibulkova D.
Lucic M.
6-41-0
Radwanska A.[7]
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-3
Kerber A.[5]
Saville D.
6-26-2
Konjuh A.
Mladenovic K.
6-03-66-3
Brengle M.
Diyas Z.
6-26-2
Strycova B.
Osaka N.
7-56-2
Stosur S.
Riske Amritraj A.
4-66-16-3
Bencic B.[8]
Xu Y.
6-06-0
Nara K.
Doi M.
7-616-2
Suarez Navarro C.[6]
Bondarenko K.
7-636-2
Giorgi C.
Garcia C.
4-67-636-3
Svitolina E.
Savchuk O.
6-26-0