Johanna Konta vs Saisai Zheng — Stanford Quarter-final

Stanford · WTA · Quarter-final
GBR3
Johanna Konta
35 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 18 July 2016
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Konta J.
6-2 4-6 6-3
Zheng S.
Konta J.
6462
Zheng S.
2631

Johanna Konta defeated Saisai Zheng 6-2 4-6 6-3 in the Stanford quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Saisai Zheng came in defending last year's round of 32, but Johanna Konta had been the form player, winning 2 of their last 4 on hard. Johanna Konta extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Johanna Konta closed it out in three sets, 6–2 4–6 6–3.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-06-06NottinghamR16grassSaisai Zheng6-4 7-5
2016-01-18Australian OpenR64hardJohanna Konta6-2 6-3

Serve vs return

This season
Konta J.serving79% hold

wins 63% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving67% hold

wins 57% of points on serve vs Konta J.

Serve advantage — Konta J.

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
Konta J.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Even
64%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
68%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
50%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
62%
54%
Return points won·Even
43%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
62%
52%
Aces / match·Dominant
4.3
1.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (198 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Konta J.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
66
19
Break points saved·Dominant
90
16
Break points won·Even
67
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
83
50
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
48
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Konta J.[3]
Williams V.[1]
7-55-76-2
Semi-finals
Konta J.[3]
Cibulkova D.[2]
6-46-2
Williams V.[1]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-17-62
Quarter-finals
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[4]
6-30-1
Cibulkova D.[2]
Doi M.[5]
7-56-0
Williams V.[1]
Bellis C.
6-46-1
Konta J.[3]
Zheng S.
6-24-66-3
R16
Vandeweghe C.[4]
Gibbs N.
2-66-46-2
Doi M.[5]
Hibino N.
6-36-4
Konta J.[3]
Boserup J.
6-36-1
Zheng S.
Cornet A.[7]
6-46-1
Riske Amritraj A.
Bogdan A.
3-66-26-4
Bellis C.
Vickery S.
4-66-46-3
Cibulkova D.[2]
Radwanska U.
7-636-3
Williams V.[1]
Linette M.
6-36-766-2
R32
Radwanska U.
Bondarenko K.
6-47-5
Hibino N.
Cepede Royg V.
7-54-66-4
Doi M.[5]
Han X.
6-02-66-2
Boserup J.
Osaka N.
2-66-46-4
Zheng S.
Mateas M.
7-56-1
Cornet A.[7]
Brady J.
3-66-46-4
Bogdan A.
Muhammad A.
6-45-76-3
Gibbs N.
Zhao C.
6-24-66-3
Bellis C.
Ostapenko J.[6]
6-46-4
Vickery S.
Kostova E.
6-16-2
Linette M.
Pliskova K.
2-66-27-5
Riske Amritraj A.
Lepchenko V.[8]
2-66-37-64