Lin Zhu vs Marina Melnikova — Kuala Lumpur Qualifying Round 2

Kuala Lumpur · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 29 February 2016
hard
RUS
Marina Melnikova
37 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWLLWLL
Zhu L.
7-6 5-7 6-3
Melnikova M.
Zhu L.
77562
Melnikova M.
64731

Lin Zhu defeated Marina Melnikova 7-6 5-7 6-3 in the Kuala Lumpur qualifying round 2 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu closed it out in three sets, 7–6 5–7 6–3.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving56% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Melnikova M.

Melnikova M.serving44% hold

wins 48% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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

Serve & return on hard

Zhu L.Melnikova M.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
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Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Melnikova M.
1st serve in·Even
66%
68%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
62%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
48%
40%
Service points won·Slight edge
57%
52%
Return points won·Even
44%
44%
Break points saved·Slight edge
55%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.5
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 91). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Melnikova M.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
0
Break points saved·Dominant
64
4
Break points won·Dominant
91
29
Deciding sets·Even
15
13
Tiebreaks·
65
—

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Melnikova M.
Freshness·
100
—

Zhu L.: 19 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Ozaki R.
Piter K.
6-17-64
Krejcikova B.
Zhang K.
6-36-2
Zhu L.
Melnikova M.
7-645-76-3
Kato M.
Leykina P.
4-66-26-1
Yang Z.
Liu F.
5-77-637-5
Kumkhum L.
Wongteanchai V.
6-44-66-3
Q1
Krejcikova B.
Majeric T.
6-36-0
Liu F.
Liu C.
6-14-66-3
Yang Z.
Noordin J.
6-24-66-0
Leykina P.
Roslan N.
6-16-0
Kato M.
Lu J.
3-67-56-0
Wongteanchai V.
Lu J.
6-36-3
Kumkhum L.
Xu Y.
6-13-66-4
Zhang K.
Hozumi E.
6-24-66-0
Zhu L.
Ivakhnenko V.
1-67-56-4
Melnikova M.
Zanevska M.
5-77-56-4
Piter K.
Zhang Y.
3-66-16-1
Ozaki R.
Pous Tio L.
3-67-646-0