Kai Lin Zhang vs Nigina Abduraimova — Australian Open Qualifying Round of 128
Kai Lin Zhang defeated Nigina Abduraimova 4-6 7-6 6-3 in the Australian Open qualifying round of 128 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Nigina Abduraimova came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Kai Lin Zhang claimed a first win over Nigina Abduraimova in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.
Key context
- Match story: Kai Lin Zhang dropped the opening set before beating Nigina Abduraimova 4–6 7–6 6–3.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedLin Zhang K. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
2 shared · last 12 monthsLin Zhang K. and Abduraimova N. faced 2 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Lin Zhang K. went 2–0 (100%) against them, Abduraimova N. 0–2 (0%).
2–0100%Lin Zhang K. · better vs 2Record vs common opponents0–20%Abduraimova N. · better vs 0
Vs common opponents · derived from scorelines
4–0Sets0–4
24–10Games10–25
0–0Tiebreaks0–1
Only 2 common opponents — too few for any conclusion. Shown without assessment.
Head-to-head
2 meetings · level 1–111
- Lin Zhang K.January 2017Australian OpenThis matchHard4-6 7-6(5) 6-3
- Abduraimova N.July 2015Bangkok $25KHard6-2 3-6 6-1
Closing odds
Player context
Before the matchLin Zhang K.Abduraimova N.1 615ELO1 5501 578Hard ELO1 5293–7Last 104–626Age22173 cmHeight184 cmRightPlaysRight