Lin Zhu vs Kurumi Nara — Taipei Round of 16

Taipei · WTA · Round of 16
Lin Zhu
CHN
Lin Zhu
#130WTA
1674ELO
1647Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWWLWLWWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 30 January 2017
hard
JPN
Kurumi Nara
34 yrs · 155 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWLLLWLL
Zhu L.
4-6 6-1 6-2
Nara K.
Zhu L.
4662
Nara K.
6121

Lin Zhu defeated Kurumi Nara 4-6 6-1 6-2 in the Taipei round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Kurumi Nara came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lin Zhu claimed a first win over Kurumi Nara in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu dropped the opening set before beating Kurumi Nara 4–6 6–1 6–2.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-04-17ZhengzhouR32hardKurumi Nara6-4 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Zhu L.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Nara K.

Nara K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zhu L.

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

Serve & return on hard

Zhu L.Nara K.
14
Serve
—
60
Return
—

Per-surface Serve / Return Rating (0–100, percentile within the hard field, opponent-adjusted over 52 weeks). About

Statistics

This season
Zhu L.Nara K.
1st serve in·Even
66%
68%
1st serve points won·Even
62%
58%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
46%
Service points won·Even
57%
54%
Return points won·Even
44%
45%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Slight edge
1.7
0.6
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 139). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhu L.Nara K.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
37
5
Break points saved·Dominant
64
14
Break points won·Clear edge
91
73
Deciding sets·Slight edge
15
9
Tiebreaks·Even
65
65

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhu L.Nara K.
Freshness·
100
—

Zhu L.: 18 days rest. Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[1]
Peng S.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Peng S.
Safarova L.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Minella M.
6-36-2
Quarter-finals
Peng S.
Stosur S.[2]
6-46-4
Safarova L.
Doi M.[6]
6-47-61
Minella M.
Zhu L.
1-66-37-5
Svitolina E.[1]
Jabeur O.
6-13-67-64
R16
Stosur S.[2]
Jakupovic D.
3-67-56-3
Peng S.
Siniakova K.[5]
6-16-3
Safarova L.
Sevastova A.[4]
6-26-4
Doi M.[6]
Ozaki R.
6-46-3
Zhu L.
Nara K.
4-66-16-2
Minella M.
Garcia C.[3]
6-46-4
Jabeur O.
Rogers S.[7]
7-56-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Hradecka L.
6-47-5
R32
Stosur S.[2]
Kovinic D.
6-26-4
Minella M.
Cepelova J.
1-67-626-4
Garcia C.[3]
Erakovic M.
6-36-2
Rogers S.[7]
Lee Y.
6-36-4
Jabeur O.
Gibbs N.
6-44-66-1
Hradecka L.
Baindl K.
7-634-66-1
Svitolina E.[1]
Rodina E.
6-06-3
Jakupovic D.
Schiavone F.
7-626-3
Peng S.
Zheng S.
6-26-2
Siniakova K.[5]
Voskoboeva G.
5-76-46-2
Sevastova A.[4]
Kato M.
6-06-4
Safarova L.
Krunic A.
6-36-4
Doi M.[6]
Hibino N.
6-22-66-4
Nara K.
Jankovic J.[8]
6-747-56-4
Zhu L.
Linette M.
6-35-76-4
Ozaki R.
Cirstea S.
7-633-2