Kurumi Nara vs Ling Zhang — Hong Kong Round of 32

Hong Kong · WTA · Round of 32
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 12 October 2015
hard
HKG
Ling Zhang
36 yrs · 178 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLLWLLW
Nara K.
6-0 6-3
Zhang L.
Nara K.
662
Zhang L.
030

Kurumi Nara defeated Ling Zhang 6-0 6-3 in the Hong Kong round of 32 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Ling 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
Nara K.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zhang L.

Zhang L.serving60% hold

wins 54% of points on serve vs Nara 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
Nara K.Zhang L.
1st serve in·Slight edge
69%
62%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
44%
Service points won·Even
54%
53%
Return points won·Even
45%
47%
Break points saved·Even
53%
52%
Aces / match·Even
0.6
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.2
2.6

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (199 vs 22). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Jankovic J.[4]
Kerber A.[2]
3-67-646-1
Semi-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Williams V.[3]
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Stosur S.[5]
6-26-2
Quarter-finals
Jankovic J.[4]
Saville D.[6]
6-16-1
Stosur S.[5]
Watson H.
4-66-36-0
Williams V.[3]
Cornet A.[8]
6-16-1
Kerber A.[2]
Garcia C.[7]
7-56-3
R16
Williams V.[3]
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Stosur S.[5]
Puig M.
6-46-4
Garcia C.[7]
Komardina A.
6-06-2
Cornet A.[8]
Shvedova Y.
6-746-36-4
Jankovic J.[4]
Rodionova A.
6-06-2
Saville D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
7-646-1
Watson H.
Lee Y.
6-06-756-4
Kerber A.[2]
Nara K.
6-26-2
R32
Watson H.
Zhang K.
3-66-16-2
Shvedova Y.
Gajdosova J.
6-46-4
Cornet A.[8]
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Jankovic J.[4]
Bogdan A.
6-46-2
Rodionova A.
Ramialison I.
6-47-5
Arruabarrena L.
Falconi I.
6-46-3
Lee Y.
Jang S.
6-36-1
Puig M.
Kumkhum L.
6-16-2
Stosur S.[5]
Ozaki R.
6-36-1
Komardina A.
Chang K.
6-47-5
Kerber A.[2]
Schiavone F.
6-746-26-3
Wang Y.
Mchale C.
6-34-1
Williams V.[3]
Beygelzimer Y.
2-66-46-4
Saville D.[6]
Kato M.
6-767-56-3
Nara K.
Zhang L.
6-06-3
Garcia C.[7]
Davis L.
6-16-3