Anastasija Sevastova vs Shuai ZhangMadrid Round of 64

Madrid · WTA · Round of 64
#293WTA
1719ELO
1695Clay ELO
36 yrs · 169 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWLLW
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 8 May 2017
clay
#54WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Sevastova A.
6-2 6-4
Zhang S.
Sevastova A.
662
Zhang S.
240

Anastasija Sevastova defeated Shuai Zhang 6-2 6-4 in the Madrid round of 64 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Shuai Zhang came in ranked #54. Anastasija Sevastova extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

11
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2019-08-05TorontoR64hardShuai Zhang7-6(5) 6-2
2018-10-29ZhuhaiR16hardAnastasija Sevastova6-0 7-6(10)

Serve vs return

This season
Sevastova A.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving69% hold

wins 58% of points on serve vs Sevastova A.

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
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
48%
47%
Service points won·Even
57%
58%
Return points won·Even
44%
42%
Break points saved·Even
55%
52%
Aces / match·Even
2.4
2.3
Double faults / match·Even
2.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (197 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Even
66
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
73
55
Break points won·Slight edge
89
83
Deciding sets·Even
74
78
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
64
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·
96

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-slowfavours grinders
SlowFast
Weather
23°CPartly cloudy
Wind 6 km/hHumidity 32%

Draw