Shuai Zhang vs Donna Vekic — Eastbourne Qualifying Round 1

Eastbourne · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
Shuai Zhang
CHN
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1619Grass ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 20 June 2016
grass
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#35WTA
1807ELO
1729Grass ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Zhang S.
3-6 6-3 6-2
Vekic D.
Zhang S.
3662
Vekic D.
6321

Shuai Zhang defeated Donna Vekic 3-6 6-3 6-2 in the Eastbourne qualifying round 1 on grass. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #35. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 4–3.

Key context

Head to head

3–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassDonna Vekic6-2 6-3
2022-09-26TallinnR16hardDonna Vekic6-2 6-4
2017-09-25WuhanR64hardShuai Zhang7-5 5-7 6-1
2017-05-29Roland GarrosR128clayShuai Zhang7-5 6-4
2015-02-09PattayaR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-0
2014-04-14Kuala LumpurSFhardDonna Vekic1-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang 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
Zhang S.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
67
Break points saved·Dominant
55
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Even
78
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Vekic D.
Freshness·Even
99
97

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d) · Vekic D.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Lucic M.
Savchuk O.
6-26-2
Bondarenko K.
Kontaveit A.
7-51-66-4
Lepchenko V.
Zheng S.
6-11-66-0
Konjuh A.
Zhang S.
7-636-3
Van Uytvanck A.
Shvedova Y.
7-626-4
Brengle M.
Robson L.
6-41-0
Hercog P.
Sanchez M.
6-26-4
Puig M.
Allertova D.
6-34-66-2
Q1
Allertova D.
Linette M.
5-1
Puig M.
Christie F.
7-657-65
Zheng S.
Burrage J.
6-27-5
Kontaveit A.
Falconi I.
6-06-0
Bondarenko K.
Witthoeft C.
7-616-2
Konjuh A.
Duque Marino M.
6-42-66-1
Zhang S.
Vekic D.
3-66-36-2
Shvedova Y.
Chirico L.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Rodionova A.
6-16-1
Robson L.
Xu Y.
7-57-64
Brengle M.
Dunne K.
6-36-3
Savchuk O.
Gibbs N.
7-656-2
Lucic M.
Riske Amritraj A.
7-57-63
Lepchenko V.
Cirstea S.
5-4
Hercog P.
Buyukakcay C.
7-626-4
Sanchez M.
Kovinic D.
5-76-36-2