Saisai Zheng vs Varvara Lepchenko — Doha Round of 64

Doha · WTA · Round of 64
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1510WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 22 February 2016
hard
Varvara Lepchenko
USA
Varvara Lepchenko
#175WTA
1578ELO
1559Hard ELO
40 yrs · 180 cm · Left-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLLWLLWW
Zheng S.
6-2 7-6
Lepchenko V.
Zheng S.
6782
Lepchenko V.
2660

Saisai Zheng defeated Varvara Lepchenko 6-2 7-6 in the Doha round of 64 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Varvara Lepchenko came in ranked #175, leading the head-to-head 1–0. Saisai Zheng claimed a first win over Varvara Lepchenko in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2015-09-28WuhanR64hardVarvara Lepchenko6-4 6-0

Serve vs return

This season
Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Lepchenko V.

Lepchenko V.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

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
Zheng S.Lepchenko V.
1st serve in·Even
67%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
58%
62%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
48%
Service points won·Even
54%
57%
Return points won·Even
45%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
1.2
2.8
Double faults / match·Even
2.3
2.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Lepchenko V.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
19
47
Break points saved·Dominant
16
64
Break points won·Slight edge
71
65
Deciding sets·Clear edge
50
72
Tiebreaks·Even
40
39

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng S.Lepchenko V.
Freshness·
—
72

Lepchenko V.: 3 days rest · 3 matches, 73 games (7d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
26°CClear
Wind 29 km/hHumidity 38%

Draw

Final
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Ostapenko J.
1-66-46-4
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.
Petkovic A.
7-51-0
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-26-0
Quarter-finals
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vesnina E.
6-37-63
Radwanska A.[3]
Vinci R.[9]
3-66-26-3
Petkovic A.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-15-76-2
Ostapenko J.
Zheng S.
6-46-3
R16
Vesnina E.
Wozniacki C.[13]
7-55-76-3
Vinci R.[9]
Buyukakcay C.
7-56-1
Petkovic A.
Vandeweghe C.
6-36-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Babos T.
6-27-5
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Bacsinszky T.[11]
6-26-2
Ostapenko J.
Kvitova P.[5]
5-76-26-1
Zheng S.
Bouchard E.
7-616-1
R32
Vinci R.[9]
Kasatkina D.
2-66-47-63
Babos T.
Errani S.[16]
6-46-1
Vandeweghe C.
Bencic B.[6]
6-46-2
Suarez Navarro C.[8]
Vekic D.
7-656-4
Radwanska A.[3]
Bondarenko K.
6-46-4
Buyukakcay C.
Safarova L.[7]
7-667-5
Petkovic A.
Gasparyan M.
6-36-3
Bouchard E.
Allertova D.
7-607-5
Vesnina E.
Halep S.[2]
6-716-46-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Saville D.
6-36-3
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Putintseva Y.
6-27-60
Niculescu M.
Jankovic J.[14]
3-66-47-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Hibino N.
6-26-0
Kvitova P.[5]
Strycova B.
7-626-4
Ostapenko J.
Kuznetsova S.[12]
7-656-0
Zheng S.
Kerber A.[1]
7-56-1
R64
Vesnina E.
Garcia C.
6-37-5
Saville D.
Doi M.
6-16-1
Wozniacki C.[13]
Konjuh A.
4-66-37-5
Bacsinszky T.[11]
Mattek Sands B.
6-776-16-3
Putintseva Y.
Schmiedlova A.
6-26-4
Bondarenko K.
Beck A.
6-46-4
Niculescu M.
Lisicki S.
6-26-2
Vinci R.[9]
Tsurenko L.
6-26-1
Kasatkina D.
Wang Q.
6-12-66-3
Buyukakcay C.
Hradecka L.
6-46-756-2
Vandeweghe C.
Flipkens K.
7-56-2
Petkovic A.
Makarova K.
6-36-2
Gasparyan M.
Pliskova K.[10]
6-16-1
Errani S.[16]
Pironkova T.
1-67-56-3
Babos T.
Brengle M.
3-67-56-0
Hibino N.
Shvedova Y.
6-36-756-3
Strycova B.
Mladenovic K.
6-36-4
Ostapenko J.
Diyas Z.
6-16-3
Kuznetsova S.[12]
Goerges J.
6-36-3
Allertova D.
Svitolina E.[15]
7-56-4
Bouchard E.
Sevastova A.
5-76-37-64
Zheng S.
Lepchenko V.
6-27-66
Jankovic J.[14]
Cepelova J.
6-46-756-0
Vekic D.
Al Nabhani F.
6-06-0