Lin Zhu vs Mandy Minella — Dubai Qualifying Round 2

Dubai · CHALLENGER · Qualifying Round 2
CHN
Lin Zhu
#138WTA
1668ELO
1644Hard ELO
32 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
LUX
Mandy Minella
40 yrs · 180 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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Lin Zhu defeated Mandy Minella 6-1 7-5 in the Dubai qualifying round 2 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Mandy Minella came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Lin Zhu claimed a first win over Mandy Minella in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Lin Zhu came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 6–1 7–5.
Zhu L.
672
Minella M.
15–

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-01-30TaipeiQFhardMandy Minella1-6 6-3 7-5

Statistics

Recent form
Zhu L.Minella M.
69%1st serve in+5%64%
65%1st serve points won+5%60%
54%2nd serve points won+10%44%
61%Service points won+7%54%
48%Return points won+5%43%
59%Break points saved+16%43%
1.6Aces / match+23.6
1.7Double faults / match+0.11.8

Averages from each player's recent completed matches (20 vs 19). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Draw — qualifying

Q2
Zhu L.
Minella M.
6-17-5
Sabalenka A.
Naydenova A.
6-26-2
Mertens E.
Tig P.
6-736-36-4
Zhang K.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-36-0
Soler Espinosa S.
Ozaki R.
6-46-3
Zheng S.
Martinez Sanchez M.
6-36-2
Jabeur O.
Dabrowski G.
4-67-656-1
Chang K.
Boserup J.
6-26-4
Q1
Tig P.
Morita A.
3-0
Mertens E.
Hlavackova A.
6-16-3
Zhu L.
Honcova M.
6-16-4
Minella M.
Sadikovic A.
7-56-2
Sabalenka A.
Kichenok L.
7-56-0
Naydenova A.
Duan Y.
6-36-3
Dabrowski G.
Hibino N.
7-664-67-69
Jabeur O.
Goncalves P.
6-36-3
Boserup J.
Rodionova A.
1-67-57-61
Chang K.
Al Nabhani F.
6-06-1
Martinez Sanchez M.
Hradecka L.
6-36-4
Zheng S.
Klepac A.
7-56-4
Zhang K.
Rosolska A.
6-36-3
Ozaki R.
Kichenok N.
6-36-4
Vikhlyantseva N.
Jurak D.
6-36-2
Soler Espinosa S.
Savchuk O.
W/O