Shuai Zhang vs Evgeniya Rodina — Guangzhou Semi-final

Guangzhou · WTA · Semi-final
Shuai Zhang
CHN2
Shuai Zhang
#54WTA
1718ELO
1695Hard ELO
37 yrs · 177 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LWLLWWLWWL
2 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 September 2017
hard
RUS
Evgeniya Rodina
37 yrs · 170 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWLLLW
Zhang S.
7-6 6-3
Rodina E.
Zhang S.
7962
Rodina E.
6730

Shuai Zhang defeated Evgeniya Rodina 7-6 6-3 in the Guangzhou semi-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Evgeniya Rodina came in leading the head-to-head 1–0. Shuai Zhang claimed a first win over Evgeniya Rodina in two meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 1–1.

Key context

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

Head to head

0–1
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2007-10-01TashkentR32hardEvgeniya Rodina6-3 7-6(0)

Serve vs return

This season
Zhang S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Rodina E.

Rodina E.serving64% hold

wins 56% of points on serve vs Zhang S.

Serve advantage — Zhang S.

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.Rodina E.
17
Serve
—
58
Return
—

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

Statistics

This season
Zhang S.Rodina E.
1st serve in·Even
66%
67%
1st serve points won·Slight edge
64%
57%
2nd serve points won·Slight edge
47%
42%
Service points won·Slight edge
58%
52%
Return points won·Even
42%
43%
Break points saved·Even
52%
50%
Aces / match·Slight edge
2.3
1.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.2
3.9

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 119). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Zhang S.Rodina E.
Clutch Rating·Dominant
62
24
Break points saved·Dominant
55
20
Break points won·Slight edge
83
73
Deciding sets·Clear edge
78
56
Tiebreaks·Dominant
82
45

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

Freshness

Recent load
Zhang S.Rodina E.
Freshness·
99
—

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

Conditions

Court speed
Fastbig serves, short points
SlowFast

Draw

Final
Zhang S.[2]
Krunic A.
6-23-66-2
Semi-finals
Zhang S.[2]
Rodina E.
7-676-3
Krunic A.
Wickmayer Y.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Wickmayer Y.
Cornet A.[6]
6-17-65
Zhang S.[2]
Baindl K.
6-16-1
Rodina E.
Cabrera L.
6-17-64
Krunic A.
Peterson R.
6-16-1
R16
Baindl K.
Han X.
6-06-0
Rodina E.
Wang Y.
6-16-2
Krunic A.
Barthel M.
6-46-0
Cornet A.[6]
Kovinic D.
7-642-66-3
Wickmayer Y.
Peng S.[1]
6-46-4
Zhang S.[2]
Soylu I.
6-06-0
Cabrera L.
Kontaveit A.[3]
6-07-5
Peterson R.
Zhang K.
6-36-0
R32
Wickmayer Y.
Pattinama Kerkhove L.
7-617-64
Peterson R.
Riske Amritraj A.[8]
6-36-2
Kontaveit A.[3]
Paolini J.
6-06-2
Wang Y.
Mertens E.[5]
6-27-65
Kovinic D.
Tig P.
6-24-2
Barthel M.
Lu J.
6-04-66-3
Krunic A.
Tsurenko L.[4]
6-36-4
Han X.
Stosur S.[7]
6-766-37-5
Soylu I.
Sakkari M.
6-06-3
Rodina E.
Rodionova A.
7-633-66-0
Zhang K.
Fett J.
2-66-16-3
Baindl K.
Liu F.
7-56-0
Peng S.[1]
Jabeur O.
7-641-66-3
Cornet A.[6]
Pera B.
4-66-26-2
Zhang S.[2]
You X.
6-16-0
Cabrera L.
Gao X.
6-37-5