Shuai Zhang vs Donna Vekic — Roland Garros Round of 128

Roland Garros · WTA · Round of 128
Shuai Zhang
CHN32
Shuai Zhang
#64WTA
1718ELO
1598Clay ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 29 May 2017
clay
Donna Vekic
CRO
Donna Vekic
#34WTA
1807ELO
1754Clay ELO
$625kYTD
$11MCAREER
30 yrs · 179 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWWWWWLWL
Zhang S.
7-5 6-4
Vekic D.
Zhang S.
762
Vekic D.
540

Shuai Zhang defeated Donna Vekic 7-5 6-4 in the Roland Garros round of 128 on clay. The upset overturned the form book — Donna Vekic came in ranked #34, leading the head-to-head 3–2, defending last year's round of 128. Shuai Zhang narrowed the head-to-head to 3–3.

Key context

Head to head

2–3
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2023-07-03WimbledonR128grassDonna Vekic6-2 6-3
2022-09-26TallinnR16hardDonna Vekic6-2 6-4
2017-09-25WuhanR64hardShuai Zhang7-5 5-7 6-1
2015-02-09PattayaR32hardShuai Zhang6-2 6-0
2014-04-14Kuala LumpurSFhardDonna Vekic1-6 6-3 6-4

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Vekic D.

Vekic D.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Vekic D.

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 S.Vekic D.
1st serve in·Slight edge
66%
57%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
69%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
45%
Service points won·Even
58%
59%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.3
3.9
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
5.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Vekic D.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
62
67
Break points saved·Dominant
55
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
91
Deciding sets·Even
78
77
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
33

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Vekic D.
Freshness·Even
95
95

Zhang S.: 10 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Vekic D.: 11 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Slowlow bounce, long rallies
SlowFast
Weather
29°COvercast
Wind 10 km/hHumidity 46%

Draw

Final
Ostapenko J.[29]
Halep S.[3]
4-66-46-3
Semi-finals
Ostapenko J.[29]
Bacsinszky T.[30]
7-643-66-3
Halep S.[3]
Pliskova K.[20]
6-43-66-3
Quarter-finals
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Mladenovic K.
6-46-4
Ostapenko J.[29]
Wozniacki C.[11]
4-66-26-2
Halep S.[3]
Svitolina E.[7]
3-67-666-0
Pliskova K.[20]
Garcia C.[28]
7-636-4
R16
Garcia C.[28]
Cornet A.
6-26-4
Mladenovic K.
Muguruza G.[4]
6-13-66-3
Wozniacki C.[11]
Kuznetsova S.[8]
6-14-66-2
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Williams V.[10]
5-76-26-1
Halep S.[3]
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
6-16-1
Ostapenko J.[29]
Stosur S.[23]
2-66-26-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Martic P.
4-66-37-5
Pliskova K.[20]
Cepede Royg V.
2-66-36-4
R32
Stosur S.[23]
Mattek Sands B.
6-26-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Bellis C.
6-22-66-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Zhang S.[32]
7-654-67-5
Muguruza G.[4]
Putintseva Y.[27]
7-56-2
Williams V.[10]
Mertens E.[23]
6-36-1
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Jabeur O.
6-26-2
Martic P.
Sevastova A.[17]
6-16-1
Svitolina E.[7]
Linette M.
6-47-5
Mladenovic K.
Rogers S.
7-54-68-6
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Vesnina E.[14]
6-46-4
Halep S.[3]
Kasatkina D.[26]
6-07-5
Garcia C.[28]
Hsieh S.
6-44-69-7
Cornet A.
Radwanska A.[9]
6-26-1
Cepede Royg V.
Duque Marino M.
3-67-626-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Tsurenko L.
6-16-4
Pliskova K.[20]
Witthoeft C.
7-56-1
R64
Mattek Sands B.
Kvitova P.[15]
7-657-65
Putintseva Y.[27]
Larsson J.
6-31-66-3
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Brengle M.
6-06-2
Jabeur O.
Cibulkova D.[6]
6-46-3
Vesnina E.[14]
Lepchenko V.
4-66-36-0
Garcia C.[28]
Paquet C.
7-56-4
Cornet A.
Strycova B.[20]
6-46-1
Duque Marino M.
Rybarikova M.
1-66-38-6
Witthoeft C.
Parmentier P.
6-47-65
Halep S.[3]
Maria T.
6-46-3
Mladenovic K.
Errani S.
6-26-3
Wozniacki C.[11]
Abanda F.
6-06-0
Bellis C.
Bertens K.[18]
6-37-65
Muguruza G.[4]
Kontaveit A.
6-746-46-2
Hsieh S.
Townsend T.
6-02-66-3
Ostapenko J.[29]
Puig M.
6-36-2
Tsurenko L.
Makarova K.
6-26-2
Stosur S.[23]
Flipkens K.
6-27-66
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Dodin O.
7-655-76-3
Williams V.[10]
Nara K.
6-36-1
Linette M.
Konjuh A.[29]
6-07-5
Kasatkina D.[26]
Vondrousova M.
7-616-4
Radwanska A.[9]
Van Uytvanck A.
6-736-26-3
Cepede Royg V.
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
7-642-66-4
Rogers S.
Buyukakcay C.
7-666-4
Sevastova A.[17]
Bouchard E.
6-36-0
Zhang S.[32]
Sasnovich A.[14]
6-24-66-3
Pliskova K.[20]
Alexandrova E.[14]
6-24-66-3
Mertens E.[23]
Hogenkamp R.
6-36-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Pironkova T.
3-66-36-2
Martic P.
Keys M.[19]
3-66-36-1
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Cirstea S.[18]
7-56-4
R128
Mladenovic K.
Brady J.
3-66-39-7
Paquet C.
Pliskova K.
6-746-26-2
Makarova K.
Kerber A.[1]
6-26-2
Tsurenko L.
Baindl K.
6-46-0
Flipkens K.
Minella M.
6-36-3
Mattek Sands B.
Rodina E.
7-56-2
Kvitova P.[15]
Boserup J.
6-36-2
Wozniacki C.[11]
Fourlis J.
6-43-66-2
Abanda F.
Andrianjafitrimo T.
6-36-4
Bellis C.
Lemoine Q.
6-33-66-1
Bertens K.[18]
Tomljanovic A.
4-66-16-1
Zhang S.[32]
Vekic D.
7-56-4
Dodin O.
Giorgi C.
6-26-3
Kuznetsova S.[8]
Mchale C.
7-56-4
Muguruza G.[4]
Schiavone F.
6-26-4
Kontaveit A.
Niculescu M.
7-56-1
Larsson J.
Vikhlyantseva N.
6-46-4
Putintseva Y.[27]
Georges M.
6-36-0
Buyukakcay C.
Lucic M.[22]
6-36-3
Rogers S.
Erakovic M.
7-646-4
Errani S.
Doi M.
7-676-1
Williams V.[10]
Wang Q.
6-47-63
Cibulkova D.[6]
Arruabarrena L.
6-26-1
Pironkova T.
Barthel M.
6-06-4
Linette M.
Lim A.
6-07-5
Konjuh A.[29]
Kovinic D.
7-57-64
Sevastova A.[17]
Beck A.
6-26-4
Bouchard E.
Ozaki R.
2-66-36-2
Martic P.
Bondarenko K.
6-27-5
Vesnina E.[14]
Haddad Maia B.
6-23-66-4
Maria T.
Duan Y.
6-46-1
Halep S.[3]
Cepelova J.
6-26-3
Hsieh S.
Konta J.[7]
1-67-626-4
Townsend T.
Kato M.
6-46-0
Garcia C.[28]
Hibino N.
6-26-2
Strycova B.[20]
Riske Amritraj A.
6-36-0
Cornet A.
Babos T.
6-26-756-2
Radwanska A.[9]
Ferro F.
6-16-1
Cepede Royg V.
Safarova L.
6-16-4
Duque Marino M.
Begu I.
7-626-4
Rybarikova M.
Vandeweghe C.[19]
6-16-4
Witthoeft C.
Davis L.[25]
2-66-36-3
Parmentier P.
Khromacheva I.
6-36-0
Ostapenko J.[29]
Chirico L.
4-66-36-2
Puig M.
Vinci R.[31]
6-33-66-2
Stosur S.[23]
Kucova K.
7-56-1
Mertens E.[23]
Saville D.[24]
7-641-66-4
Svitolina E.[7]
Shvedova Y.
6-46-3
Keys M.[19]
Barty A.
6-36-2
Hogenkamp R.
Jankovic J.
6-27-5
Bacsinszky T.[30]
Sorribes Tormo S.
6-16-2
Brengle M.
Goerges J.
1-66-313-11
Jabeur O.
Bogdan A.
6-36-4
Lepchenko V.
Petkovic A.
6-43-66-3
Suarez Navarro C.[21]
Sakkari M.
6-46-2
Kasatkina D.[26]
Wickmayer Y.
7-56-4
Vondrousova M.
Hesse A.
6-16-0
Pavlyuchenkova A.[16]
Tig P.
6-11-0
Sasnovich A.[14]
Golubic V.
4-67-56-3
Nara K.
Anisimova A.[6]
3-67-56-4
Cirstea S.[18]
Peng S.
6-36-1
Van Uytvanck A.
Osaka N.[16]
6-37-5
Alexandrova E.[14]
Siniakova K.
6-42-66-2
Pliskova K.[20]
Zheng S.
7-56-2