Saisai Zheng vs Anett Kontaveit — Guangzhou Round of 16

Guangzhou · WTA · Round of 16
CHN8
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 21 September 2015
hard
EST
Anett Kontaveit
30 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLLWWW
Zheng S.
6-1 7-6
Kontaveit A.
Zheng S.
67132
Kontaveit A.
16110

Saisai Zheng defeated Anett Kontaveit 6-1 7-6 in the Guangzhou round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Anett Kontaveit came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Saisai Zheng claimed a first win over Anett Kontaveit in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-04ShenzhenR16hardAnett Kontaveit6-1 6-2

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Kontaveit A.

Kontaveit A.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Serve advantage — Kontaveit A.

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.Kontaveit A.
1st serve in·Slight edge
67%
62%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
58%
67%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
54%
59%
Return points won·Even
45%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
52%
58%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
3.3
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.3
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 198). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Kontaveit A.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
82
Break points saved·Dominant
16
85
Break points won·Clear edge
71
91
Deciding sets·Dominant
50
90
Tiebreaks·Dominant
40
77

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
Jankovic J.[4]
Allertova D.
6-26-0
Semi-finals
Allertova D.
Errani S.[3]
7-56-2
Jankovic J.[4]
Wickmayer Y.
6-32-67-5
Quarter-finals
Allertova D.
Halep S.[1]
6-46-3
Errani S.[3]
Zheng S.[8]
6-16-0
Jankovic J.[4]
Kuznetsova S.[5]
6-27-5
Wickmayer Y.
Niculescu M.[6]
6-26-2
R16
Allertova D.
Jovanovski B.
6-37-65
Zheng S.[8]
Kontaveit A.
6-17-611
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Radwanska U.
6-06-1
Jankovic J.[4]
Schiavone F.
7-54-66-4
Niculescu M.[6]
Peterson R.
6-36-2
Wickmayer Y.
Puig M.
6-36-4
Errani S.[3]
Zhang K.
6-766-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Babos T.
6-46-0
R32
Schiavone F.
Zhang S.
6-46-4
Jovanovski B.
Kovinic D.[7]
6-46-2
Halep S.[1]
Martic P.
6-46-2
Babos T.
Yang Z.
6-36-0
Allertova D.
Friedsam A.
6-37-63
Errani S.[3]
Duan Y.
6-33-66-2
Zhang K.
Jabeur O.
6-36-3
Kontaveit A.
Hsieh S.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.[5]
Hantuchova D.
6-47-5
Jankovic J.[4]
Vesnina E.
7-636-3
Niculescu M.[6]
Putintseva Y.
7-651-66-3
Wickmayer Y.
Linette M.
6-46-4
Puig M.
Petkovic A.[2]
6-16-4
Peterson R.
Wang Y.
6-33-66-4
Zheng S.[8]
Krunic A.
6-26-1
Radwanska U.
Wang Q.
6-36-2