Kai Chen Chang vs Shuai Zhang — Nanchang Round of 32

Nanchang · WTA · Round of 32
TPE
Kai Chen Chang
35 yrs · 167 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLWLLL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 24 July 2017
hard
Shuai Zhang
CHN1
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
Chang K.
6-4 6-7 6-4
Zhang S.
Chang K.
66662
Zhang S.
47841

Kai Chen Chang defeated Shuai Zhang 6-4 6-7 6-4 in the Nanchang round of 32 on hard. The result followed the form book — Kai Chen Chang came in defending last year's round of 16. Kai Chen Chang extended the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

  • Match story: Kai Chen Chang edged a tight contest from start to finish — 6–4 6–7 6–4.

Head to head

1–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2011-02-28Kuala LumpurR32hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-7(3) 6-4
2010-02-22Kuala LumpurR32hardKai Chen Chang7-6(4) 7-5

Serve vs return

This season
Chang K.serving63% hold

wins 55% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Zhang S.serving71% hold

wins 59% of points on serve vs Chang 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

Serve & return on hard

Chang K.Zhang S.
—
Serve
17
—
Return
58

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

Statistics

This season
Chang K.Zhang S.
1st serve in·Slight edge
61%
66%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
59%
64%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
39%
47%
Service points won·Slight edge
51%
58%
Return points won·Even
45%
42%
Break points saved·Even
51%
52%
Aces / match·Even
1.8
2.3
Double faults / match·Dominant
6.4
2.2

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (24 vs 200). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Chang K.Zhang S.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
30
62
Break points saved·Clear edge
39
55
Break points won·Clear edge
70
83
Deciding sets·Dominant
49
78
Tiebreaks·
—
82

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

Freshness

Recent load
Chang K.Zhang S.
Freshness·
—
99

Zhang S.: 13 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Medium-fastrewards aggression
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Peng S.[2]
Hibino N.
6-36-2
Semi-finals
Peng S.[2]
Han X.
6-06-3
Hibino N.
Wang Y.
6-06-2
Quarter-finals
Peng S.[2]
Zhu L.
7-626-0
Han X.
Rodionova A.
6-17-5
Hibino N.
Lu J.
6-26-3
Wang Y.
Hsieh S.
7-676-0
R16
Hibino N.
Pliskova K.[3]
0-3
Zhu L.
Xun F.
6-36-4
Han X.
Wang Q.[4]
5-77-626-3
Rodionova A.
Liu F.
6-46-2
Lu J.
Jankovic J.[6]
2-66-16-2
Wang Y.
Chang K.
6-06-2
Peng S.[2]
Martincova T.
6-23-2
Hsieh S.
Hozumi E.
4-66-36-4
R32
Peng S.[2]
Nara K.
7-54-66-3
Martincova T.
Kudryavtseva A.
7-52-66-4
Xun F.
Zheng W.
3-67-56-2
Zhu L.
Ozaki R.[8]
6-07-5
Wang Q.[4]
Dart H.
6-46-1
Han X.
Plipuech P.
6-17-66
Liu F.
You X.
6-31-66-4
Rodionova A.
Duan Y.[5]
7-56-4
Jankovic J.[6]
Kang J.
6-27-5
Lu J.
Diyas Z.
6-31-67-66
Hibino N.
Zhang K.
6-23-66-3
Pliskova K.[3]
Jang S.
6-37-64
Hozumi E.
Zheng S.[7]
2-66-26-0
Hsieh S.
Gao X.
6-37-64
Wang Y.
Kato M.
6-16-4
Chang K.
Zhang S.[1]
6-46-766-4