Elina Svitolina vs Saisai Zheng — Dubai Round of 32

Dubai · WTA · Round of 32
Elina Svitolina
UKR7
Elina Svitolina
#8WTA
2070ELO
1997Hard ELO
$3.4MYTD
$30MCAREER
31 yrs · 174 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLWWLWWWW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 20 February 2017
hard
CHN
Saisai Zheng
#1510WTA
32 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLLWLLLL
Svitolina E.
7-5 6-1
Zheng S.
Svitolina E.
762
Zheng S.
510

Elina Svitolina defeated Saisai Zheng 7-5 6-1 in the Dubai round of 32 on hard. Elina Svitolina claimed a first win over Saisai Zheng in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Elina Svitolina came through a tight passage before pulling clear — 7–5 6–1.

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2017-05-08MadridR64claySaisai Zheng2-6 7-6(4) 6-3
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Serve vs return

This season
Svitolina E.serving73% hold

wins 60% of points on serve vs Zheng S.

Zheng S.serving62% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Svitolina E.

Serve advantage — Svitolina E.

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

Svitolina E.Zheng S.
48
Serve
—
57
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Svitolina E.Zheng S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
66%
59%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
46%
Service points won·Slight edge
59%
54%
Return points won·Even
45%
45%
Break points saved·Slight edge
58%
52%
Aces / match·Clear edge
3.4
1.2
Double faults / match·Slight edge
2.9
2.3

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 182). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Svitolina E.Zheng S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
90
19
Break points saved·Dominant
93
16
Break points won·Dominant
99
71
Deciding sets·Dominant
99
50
Tiebreaks·Dominant
92
40

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

Freshness

Recent load
Svitolina E.Zheng S.
Freshness·
97
—

Svitolina E.: 10 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
21°CMainly clear
Wind 18 km/hHumidity 54%

Draw

Final
Svitolina E.[7]
Wozniacki C.[10]
6-46-2
Semi-finals
Wozniacki C.[10]
Sevastova A.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Kerber A.[1]
6-37-63
Quarter-finals
Sevastova A.
Wang Q.
6-47-5
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bellis C.
6-36-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Davis L.
6-06-4
Kerber A.[1]
Konjuh A.
6-36-2
R16
Wozniacki C.[10]
Bondarenko K.
3-66-26-3
Konjuh A.
Vesnina E.[8]
3-66-47-64
Wang Q.
Mladenovic K.
6-16-4
Sevastova A.
Peng S.
6-46-3
Bellis C.
Radwanska A.[4]
6-42-66-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Mchale C.
4-66-46-3
Davis L.
Makarova K.
4-66-16-3
Kerber A.[1]
Puig M.
6-26-3
R32
Mladenovic K.
Pliskova K.[2]
6-26-4
Wang Q.
Jabeur O.
6-36-1
Sevastova A.
Riske Amritraj A.
6-46-736-2
Peng S.
Strycova B.[9]
6-36-2
Radwanska A.[4]
Mertens E.
6-36-2
Bellis C.
Siegemund L.
7-57-63
Wozniacki C.[10]
Golubic V.
6-46-2
Svitolina E.[7]
Zheng S.
7-56-1
Mchale C.
Osaka N.
6-36-4
Davis L.
Pliskova K.
1-66-16-3
Makarova K.
Cibulkova D.[3]
6-24-66-2
Vesnina E.[8]
Doi M.
6-27-5
Konjuh A.
Stosur S.[12]
6-46-3
Puig M.
Garcia C.[15]
6-14-66-2
Kerber A.[1]
Barthel M.
6-46-3
Bondarenko K.
Muguruza G.[5]
4-1
R64
Mladenovic K.
Siniakova K.
6-36-3
Jabeur O.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[14]
7-662-66-4
Riske Amritraj A.
Vandeweghe C.[11]
6-46-4
Sevastova A.
Begu I.
6-17-5
Siegemund L.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-746-47-63
Bellis C.
Putintseva Y.[17]
6-17-5
Bondarenko K.
Sabalenka A.
4-66-46-3
Mchale C.
Bertens K.[13]
6-756-36-4
Pliskova K.
Vinci R.[16]
3-67-56-3
Davis L.
Minella M.
2-66-26-1
Stosur S.[12]
Zhang K.
6-36-3
Garcia C.[15]
Larsson J.
6-36-3
Puig M.
Shvedova Y.
6-34-66-4
Wang Q.
Ostapenko J.
7-616-2
Peng S.
Tsurenko L.
6-16-1
Mertens E.
Pironkova T.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[10]
Kasatkina D.
6-27-5
Golubic V.
Buyukakcay C.
6-746-36-2
Zheng S.
Arruabarrena L.
6-43-66-3
Osaka N.
Chang K.
6-26-4
Makarova K.
Zhu L.
6-36-1
Doi M.
Brengle M.
6-26-746-3
Konjuh A.
Zhang S.
6-06-1
Barthel M.
Jankovic J.
6-16-3