Kai Lin Zhang vs Risa Ozaki — Kuala Lumpur Round of 16

Kuala Lumpur · WTA · Round of 16
CHN
Kai Lin Zhang
36 yrs · 173 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
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2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 27 February 2017
hard
JPN
Risa Ozaki
32 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLLWLLLLL
Zhang K.
6-2 6-4
Ozaki R.
Zhang K.
662
Ozaki R.
240

Kai Lin Zhang defeated Risa Ozaki 6-2 6-4 in the Kuala Lumpur round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Risa Ozaki came in defending last year's round of 16.

Key context

Head to head

No previous meetings on record.

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang K.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Ozaki R.

Ozaki R.serving57% hold

wins 53% of points on serve vs Zhang K.

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
Zhang K.Ozaki R.
1st serve in·Clear edge
55%
70%
1st serve points won·Even
61%
57%
2nd serve points won·Even
43%
46%
Service points won·Even
53%
53%
Return points won·Even
46%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Even
1.1
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
5.7
2.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (40 vs 66). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Barty A.
Hibino N.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Hibino N.
Linette M.
2-66-46-4
Barty A.
Han X.
6-37-5
Quarter-finals
Barty A.
Zhang K.
6-07-62
Han X.
Wang Q.[6]
6-746-26-4
Linette M.
Duan Y.[5]
7-634-66-1
Hibino N.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-646-3
R16
Linette M.
Peng S.[4]
5-2
Barty A.
Kato M.
6-06-3
Zhang K.
Ozaki R.
6-26-4
Han X.
Kalinskaya A.
6-36-0
Wang Q.[6]
Zheng S.
6-16-1
Duan Y.[5]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-04-67-5
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Sharipova S.
6-46-4
Hibino N.
Svitolina E.[1]
W/O
R32
Kato M.
Suarez Navarro C.[2]
2-66-16-3
Zhang K.
Baindl K.
7-686-2
Ozaki R.
Buyukakcay C.[8]
6-23-66-4
Kalinskaya A.
Garcia C.[3]
7-56-2
Han X.
Krunic A.
7-56-1
Zheng S.
Zhu L.
7-652-66-3
Duan Y.[5]
Diyas Z.
7-56-3
Sorribes Tormo S.
Soler Espinosa S.
6-37-62
Linette M.
Zavatska K.
6-13-66-3
Peng S.[4]
Chang K.
6-16-4
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
Mertens E.[7]
6-47-64
Sharipova S.
Hsieh S.
7-55-76-1
Hibino N.
Zanevska M.
7-54-66-2
Svitolina E.[1]
Jang S.
6-26-3
Barty A.
Falconi I.
6-35-76-0
Wang Q.[6]
Stojanovic N.
6-16-3