Victoria Azarenka vs Shuai Zhang — Indian Wells Round of 32

Indian Wells · WTA · Round of 32
Victoria Azarenka
BLR13
Victoria Azarenka
#449WTA
1875ELO
1839Hard ELO
36 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWWLWLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Azarenka V.
6-4 6-3
Zhang S.
Azarenka V.
662
Zhang S.
430

Victoria Azarenka defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-3 in the Indian Wells round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's round of 32. Victoria Azarenka extended the head-to-head to 3–0.

Key context

Head to head

2–0
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2021-09-27Chicago 2R64hardVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-1
2019-05-13RomeR64clayVictoria Azarenka6-2 6-1
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Serve vs return

This season
Azarenka V.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Azarenka V.

Serve advantage — Azarenka V.

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

Azarenka V.Zhang S.
—
Serve
17
—
Return
58

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Azarenka V.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Even
63%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
66%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
44%
47%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
46%
42%
Break points saved·Slight edge
57%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
4.3
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (195 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Azarenka V.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
91
62
Break points saved·Dominant
94
55
Break points won·Clear edge
99
83
Deciding sets·Clear edge
96
78
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
77
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Azarenka V.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
96

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
10°CDrizzle
Wind 9 km/hHumidity 73%

Draw

Final
Azarenka V.[13]
Williams S.[1]
6-46-4
Semi-finals
Azarenka V.[13]
Pliskova K.[18]
7-611-66-2
Williams S.[1]
Radwanska A.[3]
6-47-61
Quarter-finals
Pliskova K.[18]
Kasatkina D.
6-36-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Rybarikova M.
6-06-0
Radwanska A.[3]
Kvitova P.[8]
6-27-63
Williams S.[1]
Halep S.[5]
6-46-3
R16
Halep S.[5]
Strycova B.
6-31-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Konta J.[25]
7-623-66-3
Kasatkina D.
Bacsinszky T.[12]
6-46-2
Azarenka V.[13]
Stosur S.[26]
6-14-66-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Jankovic J.[19]
6-36-3
Williams S.[1]
Bondarenko K.
6-26-2
Kvitova P.[8]
Gibbs N.
4-66-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Vinci R.[9]
6-22-0
R32
Konta J.[25]
Allertova D.
6-46-1
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Bouchard E.
6-25-76-2
Kasatkina D.
Puig M.
6-43-67-62
Stosur S.[26]
Mchale C.
6-42-66-4
Azarenka V.[13]
Zhang S.
6-46-3
Vinci R.[9]
Svitolina E.[17]
6-16-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Larsson J.
6-34-67-5
Gibbs N.
Shvedova Y.
6-06-4
Jankovic J.[19]
Vandeweghe C.
6-06-1
Radwanska A.[3]
Niculescu M.[32]
6-26-1
Strycova B.
Nara K.
3-66-16-2
Bondarenko K.
Tsurenko L.
3-66-47-67
Williams S.[1]
Putintseva Y.
7-626-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Ivanovic A.[14]
6-26-0
Rybarikova M.
Bencic B.[7]
6-43-66-3
Halep S.[5]
Makarova K.[30]
6-26-4
R64
Allertova D.
Kerber A.[2]
7-57-5
Konta J.[25]
Brengle M.
6-46-0
Pliskova K.[18]
Rogers S.
6-26-4
Ivanovic A.[14]
Giorgi C.
2-66-27-65
Bouchard E.
Stephens S.[21]
7-57-5
Puig M.
Schmiedlova A.[28]
6-16-2
Kasatkina D.
Friedsam A.
7-56-3
Mchale C.
Muguruza G.[4]
7-56-1
Stosur S.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
2-66-47-66
Zhang S.
Wozniacki C.[20]
4-67-687-5
Azarenka V.[13]
Diyas Z.
6-36-2
Vinci R.[9]
Gasparyan M.
6-36-777-65
Svitolina E.[17]
Beck A.
4-67-606-1
Bencic B.[7]
Davis L.
6-33-66-3
Kvitova P.[8]
Kovinic D.
6-34-67-65
Larsson J.
Lisicki S.[29]
5-76-46-2
Gibbs N.
Keys M.[23]
6-36-3
Shvedova Y.
Safarova L.[11]
6-36-4
Vandeweghe C.
Kuznetsova S.[16]
6-46-3
Jankovic J.[19]
Witthoeft C.
6-16-3
Niculescu M.[32]
Watson H.
6-42-66-2
Radwanska A.[3]
Cibulkova D.
6-33-67-5
Halep S.[5]
King V.
6-16-1
Makarova K.[30]
Hradecka L.
6-46-4
Strycova B.
Petkovic A.[22]
5-76-47-5
Nara K.
Williams V.[10]
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[24]
6-26-716-4
Putintseva Y.
Mladenovic K.[27]
6-46-4
Williams S.[1]
Siegemund L.
6-26-1
Tsurenko L.
Errani S.[15]
6-46-3
Rybarikova M.
Saville D.[31]
2-67-56-4
Bacsinszky T.[12]
Pironkova T.
6-26-1
R128
Puig M.
Lucic M.
6-16-2
Allertova D.
Cetkovska P.
6-06-1
Brengle M.
Doi M.
6-17-5
Rogers S.
Duque Marino M.
6-14-66-3
Giorgi C.
Goerges J.
6-36-2
Pironkova T.
Vekic D.
6-27-5
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-46-2
Kasatkina D.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-4
Mchale C.
Garcia C.
6-46-4
Wickmayer Y.
Hercog P.
0-66-46-4
Diyas Z.
Loeb J.
6-16-4
Gasparyan M.
Govortsova O.
6-16-3
Beck A.
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Larsson J.
Maria T.
6-47-63
Gibbs N.
Dulgheru A.
6-16-0
Shvedova Y.
Pliskova K.
6-36-737-5
Vandeweghe C.
Bertens K.
6-46-4
Witthoeft C.
Falconi I.
0-66-46-4
Watson H.
Voskoboeva G.
7-644-66-1
Cibulkova D.
Siniakova K.
6-26-0
King V.
Townsend T.
6-26-3
Hradecka L.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-646-2
Strycova B.
Sasnovich A.
6-16-3
Nara K.
Pereira T.
6-16-2
Tsurenko L.
Babos T.
7-56-4
Bondarenko K.
Van Uytvanck A.
6-26-726-2
Putintseva Y.
Peng S.
6-06-1
Siegemund L.
Begu I.
3-66-46-4
Zhang S.
Parmentier P.
7-650-0
Davis L.
Hibino N.
6-26-4
Kovinic D.
Crawford S.
6-36-4
Rybarikova M.
Robson L.
7-636-2