Saisai Zheng vs Sofia Kenin — Indian Wells Qualifying Round 1

Indian Wells · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1516WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLLWLLL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 7 March 2016 ·
hard
Sofia Kenin
USA
Sofia Kenin
#110WTA
1694ELO
1659Hard ELO
27 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLLWLLLW
Zheng S.
7-5 6-2
Kenin S.
Zheng S.
762
Kenin S.
520

Saisai Zheng defeated Sofia Kenin 7-5 6-2 in the Indian Wells qualifying round 1 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Sofia Kenin came in ranked #110.

Key context

  • Match story: Saisai Zheng closed it out in two sets, 7–5 6–2.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Statistics

This season
Zheng S.Kenin S.
1st serve in·Even
67%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
59%
63%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
47%
Service points won·Even
55%
58%
Return points won·Slight edge
46%
41%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Even
1.2
1.6
Double faults / match·Clear edge
2.2
3.4

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zheng S.Kenin S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
18
53
Break points saved·Dominant
5
65
Break points won·Clear edge
74
87
Deciding sets·Clear edge
25
38
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
45
53

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zheng S.Kenin S.
Freshness·
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94

Kenin S.: 13 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast

Draw