Shuai Zhang vs Magda LinetteNew Haven Round of 16

New Haven · WTA · Round of 16
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 1
Sets
Monday, 21 August 2017
hard
#51WTA
1831ELO
1780Hard ELO
$732kYTD
$8.8MCAREER
34 yrs · 171 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWWWLWWL
Zhang S.
6-3 6-7 6-3
Linette M.
Zhang S.
66462
Linette M.
37731

Shuai Zhang defeated Magda Linette 6-3 6-7 6-3 in the New Haven round of 16 on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Magda Linette came in ranked #51. Shuai Zhang extended the head-to-head to 5–0.

Key context

  • Match story: Shuai Zhang closed it out in three sets, 6–3 6–7 6–3.

Head to head

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DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2020-01-06ShenzhenR32hardShuai Zhang6-4 6-2
2018-01-08HobartR32hardShuai Zhang7-5 6-3
2017-06-19BirminghamR32grassShuai Zhang7-5 7-5
2014-04-14Kuala LumpurQFhardShuai Zhang6-2 2-6 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Linette M.

Linette M.serving77% hold

wins 62% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Even serve battle

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

Zhang S.Linette M.
17
Serve
26
58
Return
10

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

Statistics

This season
1st serve in·Even
66%
63%
1st serve points won·Even
64%
64%
2nd serve points won·Even
47%
48%
Service points won·Even
58%
58%
Return points won·Even
42%
42%
Break points saved·Even
52%
56%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
3.2
Double faults / match·Even
2.2
2.0

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

Clutch

Under pressure
Clutch Rating·Clear edge
62
79
Break points saved·Dominant
55
86
Break points won·Slight edge
83
75
Deciding sets·Slight edge
78
89
Tiebreaks·Slight edge
82
88

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

Freshness

Recent load
Freshness·Even
96
98

Zhang S.: 12 days rest · 2 matches (14d) · Linette M.: 14 days rest · 1 match (14d). Higher means fresher. About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
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