Mirjana Lucic vs Saisai Zheng — Sydney Qualifying Round 1

Sydney · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 1
CRO
Mirjana Lucic
44 yrs · 181 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWLWLWL
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 9 January 2017
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1500WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Lucic M.
6-2 7-6
Zheng S.
Lucic M.
6772
Zheng S.
264–

Mirjana Lucic defeated Saisai Zheng 6-2 7-6 in the Sydney qualifying round 1 on hard.

Key context

  • Match story: Mirjana Lucic closed it out in two sets, 6–2 7–6.

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Lucic M.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving49% hold

wins 50% of points on serve vs Lucic M.

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
Lucic M.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
57%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
65%
59%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
41%
46%
Service points won·Even
55%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
54%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.0
1.2
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.5
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (42 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Lucic M.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
28
19
Break points saved·Dominant
45
16
Break points won·Slight edge
79
71
Deciding sets·Slight edge
43
50
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
27
40

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw — qualifying

Q3
Duan Y.
Rodionova A.
4-67-57-62
Mchale C.
Falconi I.
6-16-3
Bondarenko K.
Broady N.
6-16-1
Sakkari M.
Vekic D.
6-36-4
Q2
Falconi I.
Witthoeft C.
6-46-2
Mchale C.
Kucova K.
6-26-1
Bondarenko K.
Lucic M.
3-66-36-3
Rodionova A.
Kovinic D.
6-36-1
Broady N.
Perez E.
6-46-736-3
Duan Y.
Cepelova J.
W/O
Vekic D.
King V.
6-22-67-5
Sakkari M.
Pironkova T.
6-32-0
Q1
Mchale C.
Brady J.
6-16-3
Rodionova A.
Myers A.
7-53-66-2
Duan Y.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-4
King V.
Tjandramulia O.
6-26-1
Vekic D.
Stefkova B.
7-56-2
Sakkari M.
Rodina E.
6-37-64
Kucova K.
Linette M.
3-66-37-5
Witthoeft C.
Allertova D.
6-26-1
Falconi I.
Dodin O.
7-56-4
Pironkova T.
Tig P.
7-646-3
Kovinic D.
Barthel M.
6-11-66-4
Cepelova J.
Chirico L.
2-66-27-5
Bondarenko K.
Tomova V.
6-33-66-1
Lucic M.
Zheng S.
6-27-64
Perez E.
Baindl K.
6-46-4
Broady N.
Shvedova Y.
6-16-4